Teen Succumbs to Cancer After Stopping Treatment to Deliver Healthy Baby Boy
Source: www.theblaze.com - Tuesday, December 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_210538" align="aligncenter" width="467" caption="Jenni holds her baby Chad Michael shortly after giving birth while her boyfriend Nathan kisses her forehead."] [/caption] POCATELLO, Idaho (TheBlaze/AP) — This is not the storyline you may expect in the case of teen pregnancy. Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother. While being admitted to the hospital, she pulled her nurse down to her at bed level and whispered into her ear. The nurse would later repeat the girl's words to comfort her family, as their worst fears were realized a day after Jenni's baby was born. "She told the nurse, 'I'm done, I did what I was supposed to. My baby is going to get here safe,'" said Diana Phillips, Jenni's mother. In photographs, the baby's ruddy cheeks and healthy weight offer a stark contrast to the frail girl who gave birth to him. She holds the newborn tightly, kissing the top of his head. Jenni, at 5 feet and 4 inches tall, weighed only 108 pounds at the full term of her pregnancy. [caption id="attachment_210540" align="aligncenter" width="467" caption="Chad Michael was named after Jenni and her boyfriend Nathan's fathers."] [/caption] A day after the Nov. 9 birth, Phillips learned that her daughter's decision to forgo treatment for tumors on her brain and spine so she could carry the baby would have fatal repercussions. TheIsaac a Threat to Fla. Keys, Northern Gulf Coast
