Baby #59

Is it just ME, or are you, too, amazed at the outcome of the global story about “Baby #59”?

It’s hard to be a child in today’s world.  Despite the options and opportunities that present themselves to our next generation of leaders, there are as many obstacles, so many temptations.

BUT, could you even imagine (I really don’t think anyone could!) coming into this world with a more horrific start than Baby #59?  (Let’s hope we never hear a more horrible story!)

We have heard the story on the news, seen the pictures, wondered about the how, the why, the WHO.  WHO would carry a baby to full term to deliver him in a toilet only to have him sink into the filthy pipes and waste?  WHO?

The WHY is it easier to imagine – but, please – let it never become a norm for desperation, fear, or abandon.  PLEASE!

I have learned that casual sex is rather common in China, where this birth, turned rescue, now miracle occurred.   Young, frightened, abandoned by the “Baby Daddy”, this mother may have panicked, she may have thought she had no alternative…what was she thinking…WAS she thinking?

Quick to assume this was an attempted homicide (I did!), the story broke – so did our hearts, for this 6 pound, 4.8 ounce baby boy who proved he deserved to live; that he wanted to live.  Ah, the lessons children can teach.

Just a few days later, Baby #59 has been discharged from the hospital and entrusted to the care of his maternal grandmother, who never knew her daughter was pregnant!

I was very joyfully overwhelmed to hear that the mother was present during the entire rescue and that it was she who sounded the alert.  No criminal charges have been made against her.

So, precious little boy, you have reminded me how powerful one’s will can be, how worthwhile it is to  live and survive under terrible conditions,  and that all of us are worthy and deserving of love and second chances.

I don’t want you to know how your life began; I want you to blend into society and not bear the scars or trauma of what you have been through.  I want you to take the strength you showed us in your first two hours after you were delivered to live and grow within you and I want you to do great things with your life. 

But, I would want you to know that hearts went out to you from around the world and that supporters showed up immediately to welcome you as a member of their family, were you not wanted by your own.

I hope you never have to actually forgive your mother; I think she may have enough trouble forgiving herself.

You have taught the world that so much is possible, that strength is born in all of us and that we should never give up.

So, IS it just me, or do you, too, wish you could hold and hug this child, but for a moment, and mesh your love with his determination.?

God bless you, Baby #59 #1

If you know – or are aware – of a young mother-to-be who seems to be struggling during a pregnancy, please consider reaching out to her – and the baby she is carrying – it may very well prove to be a life changing experience for all three of you!  Thank you.