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Old 02-10-2006, 04:45 PM   #1
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Default 37-Pound California Woman Gives Birth

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TULARE, Calif. -- A San Joaquin Valley woman who weighs 37 pounds, stands 3 feet tall and uses a wheelchair has given birth to her first child, overcoming serious odds and doubters who advised her to abandon her dream of becoming a parent.

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Eloysa Vasquez, 38, suffers from Type 3 osteogenesis imperfecta, a disorder that makes bones soft and easily broken. Her tiny, distorted body left little room for a fetus to grow and Vasquez suffered two miscarriages before doctors at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital delivered her son, Timothy, by Cesarean section on Jan. 24.

"We just took one day at a time. We had a lot of people praying for us. We just believed ... and here we have our son," Vasquez told The Fresno Bee for a story Thursday.

Baby Timothy weighed only 3 pounds, seven ounces at birth because doctors had to deliver him eight weeks prematurely to protect the mother's fragile health. The child did not inherit his mother's genetic condition.

"Eloysa had an adult metabolism moving through a pediatric-size body," said obstetrician James Smith. "Her growing uterus was pressuring her entire abdomen," making it hard for Vasquez to breathe.

Vasquez' husband, Roy, who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, said his wife's small stature can be deceiving.

"She's very strong. She's a strong lady," he said.

According to Stanford, only one in 25,000 to 50,000 births are to a mother with osteogenesis imperfecta, and even fewer involve moms with the severe form with which Vasquez was born. Smith estimates Timothy's birth was a one-in-a-million event.

Judging from her son's long fingers and toes, "I think he's going to be a tall boy," Vasquez said.
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:08 PM   #2
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why does the word miracle not appear in this article? confounding.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:24 PM   #3
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because the word miracle is overused.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:24 PM   #4
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What an inspiring story.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:25 PM   #5
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i wonder if some of those who oppose abortion would consider her previous miscarriages to be murder. if it is well known that the odds of a healthy child are very small, then should a person really be trying to conceive? especially when there are plenty of other options available (surrogates, adoption, etc.)

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:26 PM   #6
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She's a do-it-your-self-er.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:30 PM   #7
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because the word miracle is overused.
that makes no sense.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:30 PM   #8
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thats pretty awesome.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:44 PM   #9
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Good for her, they look so happy.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 06:07 PM   #10
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Old 02-10-2006, 06:10 PM   #11
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I've seen so many mentally challenged kids named Miracle, it's ridiculous.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 06:46 PM   #12
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gets me every time, man.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 06:51 PM   #13
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Brady's gonna have that record beat when she spawns the antichrist.

 
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Old 02-10-2006, 07:09 PM   #14
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How desperate was Roy to sleep with a 37-pound bag of melting bones?

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 01:35 AM   #15
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all feelings of sadness and sympathy aside...


who would fuck that? seriously

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 01:36 AM   #16
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i was just thinking about how dangerous it must be for her to have sex...

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 01:37 AM   #17
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sex is always dangerous, dont kid yourself ammy

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 01:38 AM   #18
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danger is my middle name.

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 01:39 AM   #19
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i was just thinking about how dangerous it must be for her to have sex...
"She's very strong. She's a strong lady"

 
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Old 02-11-2006, 06:28 AM   #20
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cool story.

is she married or did she just have the seed implanted or what?

 
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