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How one mom's extraordinary love transforms the short lives of hospice babies
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:47 pm
I've read many accounts of people exhibiting amazing strength. But what this woman is doing is on a whole other level. Came across this story via someone linking it on FB...
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Cori Salchert calls the home she shares with her husband, Mark, a "house of hope." A former perinatal bereavement nurse with eight biological children, Salchert began adopting what she calls "hospice babies" —babies with life-limiting or terminal diagnoses — in 2012.
Salchert says these babies come from families who find it difficult to deal with the condition their child was born with. Many step away because they can't bear to witness the end of their child's life.
The first of the Salcherts' hospice babies, Emmalynn, lived for 50 days before dying while cradled in Cori's arms. Since then, the Salcherts and their children have made it their mission to care for as many babies that need it.
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This post was edited on 1/27/16 at 7:53 pm
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Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:49 pm to Darth_Vader
That takes a special kind of love.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:50 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow. That's the definition of STRONG
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow
Special people there !!!
Special people there !!!
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:52 pm to Darth_Vader
That has to be one of the toughest jobs ever.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:52 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow. What a mission. So necessary yet so heartbreaking. Takes a truly special person.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:52 pm to Darth_Vader
That's incredible. No way I could ever do that job. What an amazing lady. 
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:52 pm to LSURussian
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That takes a special kind of love.
Indeed it does. I can't imagine what she goes through, getting attached to a baby knowing that they're not going to live but for a short while. That's one incredible lady.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:53 pm to Darth_Vader
This is beyond me. How anyone could have the strength to do this is unreal. Those are amazing people.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:54 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow. Boy.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:55 pm to Darth_Vader
That's awesome
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:56 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:56 pm to Darth_Vader
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Emmalynn lived more in 50 days than a number of folks do in a lifetime. She had not had a family, and now she was suddenly the youngest sibling of nine. We held her constantly and took her everywhere with us. There came an evening when I knew Emmalynn was beginning to fade. The whole family was home and got to hold her and kiss her. My husband tucked her close with her little head under his chin and sang to her. Eventually, most of the family began to drift off and head to bed, but my daughter, Charity, and I stayed awake with her. I was snuggling Emmalynn into my furry, warm bathrobe, holding her on my chest and singing 'Jesus Loves Me' to her, when it occurred to me that I had not heard her breathe for a few minutes. I leaned her back to look at her, and saw that this beautiful creature was gone. She'd left this world hearing my heartbeat. She didn't suffer, she wasn't in pain, and she most certainly wasn't alone. It was painful initially. Gradually we were able to see the opportunity to hold her through this life and as she entered the next solely as a gift. Emmalynn had left her tiny impression on our lives and, while we were grieving her loss, we eventually began to heal and consider taking in another baby.
I have no words..
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:56 pm to Darth_Vader
Incredible. What a great lady.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:59 pm to kywildcatfanone
Damn, I'm too soft for that. Wow
Posted on 1/27/16 at 8:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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In October of 2014, we took in four-month-old Charlie. Charlie has a life-limiting diagnosis, but is not necessarily considered terminal. However, children with this type of brain damage typically die by two years of age. Charlie is already on life-support, and has been resuscitated at least ten times in the past year. He now has an altered plan of care, and should he code again, we will not resort to doing compressions and using an AED machine — this time, we will let him go. I find my own breath catching in my chest at the number of times we've helped resuscitate this little guy. I cannot stand the thought of suffocating, and to know that having to draw all of his breaths through a tiny straw is Charlie's reality...it's difficult for me.
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As in Emmalynn's case, we do everything we can to love Charlie, and we take him on adventures with us everywhere we can. We even got approval for a bed large enough for us to snuggle in with him and cuddle him while he is attached to the tubes and machines that keep him alive.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 8:01 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice to see there's still some good left on this earth.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 8:02 pm to Darth_Vader
The OT is turning into FB
Posted on 1/27/16 at 8:04 pm to AUCE05
Have a downvote
Posted on 1/27/16 at 8:06 pm to Darth_Vader
I am not emotional, but this is heart-breaking...how can she do that? Amazing. Stunning. Overwhelming.
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