The power of love knows no bounds, and sometimes the strongest of passions are the result of love at first sight.
For instance, just think about how many mothers are surprised to discover how much they instantly love their newborn babies. It’s a feeling that is so intense that it changes who they are, what they want, and their life path forever.
And sometimes the power of this kind of relationship can have the ability to spark miracles.
Sharista Giles was five-months pregnant when she got into a car crash that left her in a coma in December of 2014. She was only 20 years old.
At first, doctors told her family that she probably would never wake up.
“They already gave up hope,” said Beverly Giles, Sharista’s aunt, told ABC News. “We never gave up. She’s fought this hard.”
Fortunately, her baby was just as hard of a fighter as his mom…
Sharista was only 20 years old when she got into a car accident that put her in a coma.
Unfortunately, it happened when she was five-months pregnant.
Fortunately, however, her baby was unharmed in the crash.
But doctors had to deliver him prematurely in January. He was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
The baby, who they nicknamed Baby L until Sharista woke and could name him herself, was less than two pounds when he was born.
Baby L was a fighter and soon got bigger and stronger and was able to leave the neonatal intensive care unit. His first trip after leaving was meeting his mom, when, soon after, a miracle happened.
“Sharista has her eyes open n blinking n squeezing our fingers when we ask her to,” Sharista’s aunt Beverly wrote on Facebook. “Praise the Lord! She was following her daddy's voice n we showed her a picture of Baby L n she seen him!!! She has had her eyes opened all morning n still has them open! Come on with the Prayers! ! God is Great!! She is not communicating yet but this is a great start!!”
It was almost as if Sharista was responding to the love of her baby boy, who the family soon named Leighton Isiah Giles. He went home with the Giles family in April of 2015, but visited his mom again soon in the hospital.
“Sharista is still responding same as before,” Beverly wrote. “We went today n painted her toenails n fixed her hair. Also, we hung a poster size picture of Leighton on her door so she can see him all the time. Thanks for all your kind words n Prayers. Continue Prayers Please!”
Soon Beverly made another update about Sharista ‘s state: “Baby Leighton went to visit his mommy at her facility Friday for Mothers day.”
The family laid the baby on his mom’s chest and Beverly wrote that she, “She puckered her lips twice to kiss his foot n head. They removed the trach Thursday and she is doing good. Continue Prayers Please!”
Every time Leighton goes to visit his mom, she seemed to be more responsive, like she will one day come out of the coma.
“Actually we took Leighton to see his mommy yesterday, we laid him on her chest and we fed him his bottle but she relaxed her right arm enough for us to place it around him to help hold him for a little while but he is getting heavy now. We got a little response from her yesterday. Also we played a video of him laughing out loud. She turned her head toward him as he was looking at her and cooing," said Beverly.
Yet, as of July 31, 2015, things are starting to shift downwards for Sharista.
“There is not any changes other than she sometimes responds but not responsive,” writes Beverly. “She has an appointment for a neurologist in August n we pray for good results.”
Please pray for this mother and her son, and hopefully their miraculous relationship will be the odds.
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