Margaret Boemer was told that the baby in her womb had a tumor on ultrasound at 16 weeks and the doctors’ opinion was that the only hope for the fetus to survive was to have surgery.
What happened? Surgeons removed the baby from the womb for 20 minutes, then put it back on. Little Lynlee Hope was born at term, 12 weeks later.
When she grows up, she will ask to have her birthday celebrated twice, because she is one of the few children in the world who can be said to have been born twice. Dr. Cass said the following about this case: “The cause is unknown, although this type of tumor is four times more common in girls than in boys and occurs in one in 30,000-70,000 births.
Sometimes the operation can be postponed until after birth, but in the case of LynLee, the tumor had competed with the fetus for the body’s blood circulation. In some cases, the tumor wins and the heart simply can no longer keep up and gives in, and the child dies.
The mother stated that she was willing to take all the risks so that her little one would have a chance at life! Fortunately, their case is a successful one, both have fully recovered and are healthy.
