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- Daily Mail
Brain-dead Georgia mom's family hold back tears at funeral after she gave birth to baby boy on life support
A brain-dead Georgia mother was laid to rest Saturday by her loved ones who said their final goodbyes just days after she gave birth to a baby boy while on life support. Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old nurse from Atlanta, was declared brain-dead in February when she was eight weeks pregnant, but because of the state's strict anti-abortion laws her medical team kept her artificially alive in an effort to save the fetus. Smith's mother April Newkirk announced her grandson Chance was born prematurely on June 13 - two days before her 31st birthday - by emergency Cesarean section. He weighed about one pound and 13 ounces and is currently in the NICU. Newkirk said the name Chance seemed fitting 'because I feel like he had a second chance at life.' On June 17, Smith was taken off life support. Over the weekend, those who loved Smith gathered together in an emotional church service as her younger sister Naya spoke to the congregation with sadness in her voice. 'I just want to say that I'm thankful for the time that I spent with her. And I'm thankful for everything that she's taught me. Her love, her kindness, her wisdom,' Naya said as her voice trembled. 'And I just pray that she covers me moving forward, and she guides me to make the best decisions. And family meant everything to her so I hope that I can follow in her footsteps.' One of Smith's former nursing school classmates then spoke, sharing a beautiful memory with her and her eldest son Chance from their time at Georgia State University. 'She was a great friend, she was a great person, she was a great nurse,' she said. 'The memory that I will remember of her is us studying on a Saturday on campus. She brought Chase, I brought my son, we had snacks, we had toys, and we sat in that room stressing out over a med surge exam,' Smith's friend said in a somber voice. 'And we promised each other that if we pass this exam and ever became teachers, we would never torture our students this way,' she added, laughing a little. 'We were determined to make it and we did.' A meaningful poem, titled 'A Light That Still Shines,' was also read by a member from the Atlanta Metropolitan Nursing Honor Guard. In it, Smith was called 'a sister of strength who'll never die.' The group also relieved Smith of her duties as a nurse at her service as a member recited the 'final call of duty' in her honor and rang a bell. Many attendees carried white roses in her honor as they exited the church. Chance was born at around 26 weeks - three months early. Doctors had hoped to perform the C-section birth closer to August to give him the best chance at survival. 'He's expected to be OK,' Newkirk told 11 Alive. 'He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him. Just keep praying for him. He's here now.' She was hospitalized in early February for intense headaches, and doctors found multiple blood clots in her brain, according to her family. Doctors reportedl y attempted surgery to relieve the pressure, but Smith was left brain-dead after the operation. Georgia passed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act in 2019, ruling medical professionals can't perform an abortion if a heartbeat is detected. The law, which did not come into effect until three years later when Roe v Wade was overturned, cited two exceptions in the case of a medical emergency or if the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. A medical emergency is defined in the law as an event where the abortion was necessary to save a mother's life or 'the substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.' Abortions can also be performed if a medical professional believes that the child would be born with a 'chromosomal anomaly' where the baby would die after birth. Smith's case represents a complicated part of the law because an abortion wouldn't save her life, and a heartbeat was already detected in her unborn baby. Newkirk previously expressed the family should have had the choice to terminate Smith's pregnancy. 'She's pregnant with my grandson. But he may be blind, may not be able to walk, may not survive once he's born,' she previously told WXIA. 'This decision should've been left to us. Now we're left wondering what kind of life he'll have—and we're going to be the ones raising him.' Smith's family have gone on to launch a GoFundMe page to help care for Chance and her seven-year-old son Chase. As of Sunday morning, more than $460,000 was raised in their honor.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
New Hampshire teen, 19, fighting for life with a broken neck after freak accident on popular beach
A 19-year-old has been left fighting for his life after he broke his neck at a popular New Hampshire beach during what was supposed to be a fun day with his cousins. Aiden Sloan went to Hampton Beach with his family on Monday afternoon to cool off from the heat when a dive into the waves changed his life forever. When Sloan dove into the water he smashed into a sandbar 'head-on,' leaving his body motionless, his mother Melina Burton told NBC10 Boston. 'They were diving into the waves like kids do. And there was a sandbar that nobody could have known was there, so he dove through a wave and he hit the sandbar head-on,' Burton said. Her son was immediately left unable to move and stopped breathing, leaving his cousins to take action. 'We looked at his eyes. They were, like, bulging out of his face,' Michael Henry, one of Sloan's cousins recalled. Henry and Sloan's other cousin, Gabriel Ruiz, then rushed over and quickly dragged him to the beach. 'He was just, like, not moving at all. It was like we were carrying a dead body,' Ruiz said. Sloan, a chef at a restaurant in Nashua - about 40 minutes outside of Concord- was left with a bruised spine, a broken neck and a concussion. He is currently in intensive care. His worried mother has been left rocked by the freak accident, especially after he told her how he struggled to make it to the surface after banging his head. 'He said "When I came to, mom, I could see the top of the water, but my arms and legs wouldn't work, and I couldn't get myself to the top to get air",' Burton recalled. She said he can't move his right leg at all, can't lift his arms and cannot wiggle his fingers or clench his hands. Burton added: 'On his left foot, he can wiggle his toes minimally. 'It's really heartbreaking to know that your child is injured and he's in pain and there's nothing that you can do for him.' Despite his grave injuries, Sloan's mother is extremely grateful his cousins were there to rescue him from the water. 'They're actually really great kids, and they're handling it so well. I did check in with both of them. Michael, the one that actually pulled Aiden out of the water, was here yesterday. And I said, "Can I give you a hug?",' Burton told Fox News Digital. 'I said, "I am so, so grateful to you for rescuing my boy and pulling him out of the water," because he probably would not even be here today if you had not done that. So I will forever be grateful.' Michael McMahon, the Hampton Beach fire chief, said he's previously dove into the very same waves as Sloan. 'He was diving into the water into the waves, I've done it a thousand times, and I think it was more shallow than he expected,' McMahon told the outlet. He noted that this wasn't the first time he was called to a similar scene, but it's not an occurrence that happens often. 'Sometimes, we go to calls and people are doing dumb things and drugs and alcohol and this was not how we saw this. This was just a kid at the beach because it was hot, and he got hurt in a terribly unfortunate way.' A GoFundMe page was created to help Sloan and his single mother after he 'misguided the depth' of the water. In an update from Friday, Burton said he has been doing physical therapy 'on his own terms' and has suffered from nightmares where he feels like he 'was drowning again.' 'He's frustrated that all he can do is lay there,' she wrote, adding that he's been enjoying the little things in the hospital, including 'a metric ton of OJ, Italian ice and ice cream. Burton said he has also been prescribed medicine for the nightmare and anxiety he's been experiencing. Sloan is currently unable to work at his job as a cook for Noodle Bar - a restaurant located in Nash Casino. As of Sunday morning, more than $37,000 was raised to help Sloan and his mother. Sandbars often cause waves to break suddenly and are known to be extremely dangerous for both swimmers and surfers. They are also known as inshore holes that are created by waves and currents pushing sand into mounds, according to OC Lifeguards. The mountains of underwater sand are also known to disappear and shift around constantly. Beach-goers are urged to exercise extreme caution in the water to avoid sandbars, whether you are swimming, surfing, diving or boating.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
I've suffered from an eating disorder for 30 years... these are the subtle red flags parents must know
When journalist Mallary Tenore Tarpley set out to write a book about her struggles with an eating disorder, she was dismayed to learn that the children of adult sufferers are 11 times more likely to develop one. As a recovering anorexic, her thoughts immediately turned to her daughter, Madelyn, 9, and her son, Tucker, 7.
