Just five months after giving birth to her preemie son Brixton, Liz Marquez suffered a cardiac arrest. The mother of five was in a coma for nine days before passing away.
"The first thought out of my head was, 'Oh my gosh, the baby,'" said Kristina Pulistar. Liz had met Kristina online through a Facebook group for mothers.
Liz's husband, Brian Marquez, had no idea that his homebody wife had been secretly connecting with a variety of wonderful women online.
"My wife didn't get out of the house much, so to see that she was connected with such a huge community of mothers around the world is very heartwarming," he said.
But it's what those mothers have done since Liz's passing that is truly touching. With the help of other moms, Kristina collected over 3,000 ounces of breast milk for little Brixton.
It's a small gesture that has made all the difference. When Kaleena Pysher gave her daughter up for adoption, she provided the new family with breast milk and they were eternally grateful.
"I knew she was using breast milk with Brixton, and immediately I just went straight to finding donor milk for her," said Kristina. "We have so many local moms that are stepping up."
Brixton may never know his mother the way a child should, but he will know that his mom was loved very much. He will know that it is because of the kindness she gave while she was alive that he was able to be taken care of in her absence.
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