The life and death of the smallest mother on the planet
'14.05.2021'
ForumDaily Woman
Stacy from Kentucky from birth suffered a rare genetic disease - osteogenesis imperfecta, due to which the bones become too fragile, and the lungs remain underdeveloped. Due to illness, the girl grew to 71, see, she could only move in a wheelchair.
Nevertheless, the disease of the crystal man, as it is also called, did not prevent Stacy from getting an education and finding a job, he tells Rambler... The girl was a cashier in the supermarket closest to her house. There she met her future husband, Will Herald. The lovers were not hindered by the difference in either height or age. Will was one meter taller than Stacey and nine years younger.
In 2004, they got married and, of course, wanted children. Doctors were strongly opposed, but Stacy listened to her heart and decided to become pregnant. Katherine was born on 28 week, she weighed about one kilogram, but she was able to survive. Later it turned out that she had a mother's illness.
A year later, Stacy became pregnant again and, contrary to the warnings of the doctors, carried out and gave birth to the second girl. They called her Makaya, and she was completely healthy.
Doctors warned Gerald that, with her peculiarities, it was too dangerous to have children. Despite the serious recommendations of doctors, the brave woman decided to listen to the dictates of her heart, and every time her instincts did not fail her.
During the third pregnancy, an American could not even take her daughters in her arms - all because of her extremely swollen belly. She had to rely on her husband in everything, for whom nothing was left but to bother about household chores.
“We listen to doctors and respect them,” Herald assured. "But they are not always right about everything, so we do what we think is best."
Malakai and his sister Catherine, the oldest of the children, also showed osteogenesis imperfecta. At the same time, the middle child, a girl named Makaya, does not have any growth problems.
Malakai was born with a rarely practiced vertical cesarean section. The child was allowed to take home from the hospital after six months, and all because of breathing difficulties, writes Peoples.ru.
“Malakai was born without a hint of broken bones,” his mother declared. “Those who have suffered from my disease are often born with broken arms and legs, because their bones are so fragile that they cannot withstand the birth process itself.”
A baby weighing 1,19 kg had to be placed in an incubator in the intensive care unit. When Malakai was only 17 days old, he caught the virus. Then, in the fourth week of life, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening hernia, because of which the boy had to be operated on.
“Once we were told that Malakai's heart had stopped beating,” Stacey recalled. - We were visited by the thought that perhaps we will lose our child. Fortunately, the doctors managed to save him. We took it as a miracle. "
The owner of tiny arms and legs, the third child of the Heralds gradually grew stronger. Six months later, he found himself at home for the first time, next to his parents and two sisters.
Mother had to adapt again to keep track of three children. She and her husband installed several special fixtures in the house to make it easier to perform their parental duties.
“I told my kids that they are all special for me,” Stacey said. "And she told the girls to be careful with Malakai until he grows up a little."
“When we first learned that my son got my disease, it was hard for us. But we also knew that we could provide him with the best support, because we have a lot of experience. "
Will took care of night feeds and diaper changes. And the wife was breastfeeding Malakai throughout the day. In addition, she began to change diapers herself, after a purpose-built platform appeared in the house where you can monitor children and still remain in a wheelchair.
The lockers in the house were set up so that Stacey could reach any of them when Will is not at home. “Now we are constantly busy,” said the “crystal” mother. "We really don't have enough time to sleep."
"Three kids is a real challenge for anyone, even if you don't have any growth problems."
Stacy also admitted that she could no longer physically cope with Makaya, who had become taller than her mother. “I can't calm her down when she loses her temper,” said the American woman. "It's too big for me, so Will has to intervene."
When it came to the third child of the Heralds, the woman emphasized that Malakai definitely brought them closer to her husband even more than before.
"It seems to me that it is no longer possible to adore Will even more," said the smallest mother in the world. “But since we had a son, I’m falling in love with Will a little more every day.”
Stacy Herald became the smallest mother who could give birth to three children. Various publications wrote about her, and each time in an interview this fragile, but truly strong woman spoke about how happy and grateful she was to her husband for her help.
Stacy died this year, she was only 44 years old. What caused her death is not reported.
