Congresswoman’s “Miracle Baby” Now At Home

Defies Predictions That Baby Was “Beyond Hope”

 By Dave Andrusko

Abigail will be home for Christmas!

The story of Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s “miracle baby” was one of the true feel-good stories of 2013. Now the baby that was given no chance to live was released this week to go home to Camas, Washington, after spending months on dialysis in a California hospital.

“We are so grateful to the medical team at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (in Palo Alto, Calif.) for their care of Abigail during her first months of life,” Herrera Beutler said. She also asked for “continued patience and prayers in the coming weeks as our family adjusts to life back home.”

For newcomers to the story, Jaime and her husband Daniel had received devastating news when they came in for a routine ultrasound: their baby—their first—had a fatal condition (Potter’s Syndrome) for which nothing could be done.

Abigail was thought to be beyond hope because babies with Potter’s Syndrome lack amniotic fluid, which is crucial for lung and kidney development.

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