Phil (left) and Kim Vaillancourt
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04/13/201six AT 12:45 PM EDT
A pregnant Brand-new York woman that refused cancer treatments in order to protect her unborn youngster gave birth to a healthy and balanced infant boy on Friday, Individuals has actually confirmed.
Kim Vaillancourt and her husband, Phil, welcomed Wyatt Eli in to the globe just months after the mother was diagnosed along with glioblastoma, an aggressive tumor affecting the mind or spine.
“The family is ‘over the moon excited’ to welcome Wyatt to their extraordinary family. Wyatt Eli meaning ‘little enthusiast sent by God’ is wrapped in adore by parents Kim and Phil, brother, sisters, family and countless friends,” reviews a guide on a fundraising site for the Tonawanda, Brand-new York, parents.
Wyatt is Kim and Phil’s sixth addition to their family, which likewise involves their 3 adopted kids – Kamila, 10, Josie, 7, and Chalie, six – and the couple’s 2 biological youngsters Ryan, 12, and Hailey, 11.
Meet infant Wyatt Eli Vaillancourt! 4 lbs 7 Ozs. Kim and infant are executing simply fine! @WGRZ http://pic.twitter.com/F8sU7Fm986
— Melissa Holmes (@2MelissaHolmes) April 8, 2016
An Unexpected Diagnosis
Kim was twenty weeks pregnant along with Wyatt in late December 2015 once she began experiencing unbearable headaches. Concerned for their unborn child, Kim and Phil sought immediate medical attention.
Doctors located 2 deadly mind tumors – giving the mother just a couple of weeks, otherwise days, to live.
“If it wasn’t for the baby, she most likely would’ve never ever gone to the hospital,” Phil told WGRZ in February.
He added, “We undoubtedly feel that God place that infant in her for a reason; rather a lot to spare her life.”
Photos of the Vaillancourt family
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A Mother’s Sacrifice
Kim underwent surgery to have actually the tumors removed, however chosen to forego chemotherapy and radiation until Wyatt was born.
The mother said that she was unwilling to risk her unborn baby’s health.
“The infant gave me a chance. I’ve got to provide infant a chance,” Kim told WGRZ.
Kim’s Neuro-Oncology specialist, Dr. Ajay Abad of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, called her scenario a “race versus time.”
At this time, Kim and Wyatt are executing great.
“Wyatt Eli graced the globe along with his presence at 3:11 a.m. on Friday morning… The Vaillancourt family is beyond grateful for the community’s sustain and continued prayers at this time,” reviews the family’s fundraising site.
Once her cancer treatments return to in a couple of weeks, Kim will certainly undergo chemo and radiation, according to ABC.
