Miracle Mom of Miracle Baby Wants Everyone to Know that Miracles Happen
Teresa Neumann (May 13, 2008)
Says attending physician: "God works miracles every day, and I was blessed to be part of this one."

(Greenfield, Tennessee)-Melanie High's family celebrated Mother's Day with her on Sunday with a triple dose of thankfulness due to the fact that she miraculously survived the March 11 delivery of her second child after suffering a rare obstetric emergency called an amniotic fluid embolism. According to a Jackson Sun report, Melanie's heart stopped beating, not once, but several times, while she was in labor with newborn daughter Avery, whose own heart wasn't beating when she was born either. (Photo: Jackson Sun)

Melanie's husband, Donald Ray High, was in the delivery room when Dr. Donald Wilson turned the unresponsive mother on her side. "They talked to her, said Donald Ray. "They were already doing chest compressions. The last thing Dr. Wilson said was, 'I'm going to take care of her, Donald Ray.'"

Melanie was in surgery for three hours and then taken to intensive care. At one point, said Donald Ray, "They couldn't stop her from bleeding. About 9 p.m., they came out and said they didn't think either Melanie or the baby would survive." The family gathered and the prayers started. Nurses prayed, chaplains prayed, co-workers prayed, and their church's prayer-chain was alerted.

Speaking of the many miracles that happened that night, Melanie noted: "All of the specialists that were needed that night at the hospital were there." That was a rare, significant fact, the nurses told her, because even when in-house meetings are called not all of the specialists are able to attend. Said one nurse, "But if God calls a meeting, they're there."

As God delivered Melanie and her daughter from the brink of death, they became known as the Miracle Mom and the Miracle Baby. Dr. Wilson told Melanie's husband, "God has been good to you, Donald Ray. You should be planning your wife's visitation." The doctor was also quoted as saying, "God works miracles every day, and I was blessed to be part of this one."

Reporter Jacque Hillman wrote: "Melanie and Donald Ray see a purpose in their story. 'It's a way for us to tell a story about what happened to give praise to those who were a part of this and to let people know that miracles still occur today,' said Melanie. 'And to thank all the people who take time to donate blood and platelets. Medically, neither one of us should be here.'"

Source: Jacque Hillman - The Jackson Sun

Can I get an Amen?!

Peace and Blessings to All,

Deb