Despite the fact they took every safety precaution, Derek and Kelsey Townsend of Wisconsin both contracted COVID-19. As Derek's health improved, Kelsey's only got worse — and to make things even scarier, she was pregnant at the time with their fourth child.
When the Townsends arrived at the University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, doctors in the maternity ward said it was rare for them to see a pregnant woman so sick with the virus like 32-year-old Kelsey was.
Kelsey's skin was beginning to turn a frightening shade of gray-blue. And her oxygen levels were so low that her unborn baby's brain and organs were at high risk.
It was imperative that her daughter be born as quickly as possible — which meant Kelsey needed to be placed in a medically induced coma.
Thankfully, Lucy was born healthy via C-section.
Meanwhile, Kelsey continued her 75-day stint on life and lung support.
There were so many times that Derek feared he'd lose his wife, and it all came to a head when doctors worried Kelsey would need a double lung transplant.
But nearly three months after Kelsey gave birth to Lucy, a miracle occurred …
