Wow I am not too religious a person but after reading this I have to say...when God (or some higher force) is with you, miracles likes this can happen.
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#12I want to give every single person in this a huge hug. What an incredible story.
I cannot imagine how excited their mother-in-law was to be there for the birth of her grandchild.
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#13This is an amazing story! Classic race condition :)
Those race conditions are always tricky to reproduce.
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#14In the US that would be medical malpractice. A pregnancy test would be standard before this type of surgery.
That said, congratulations for the best outcome.
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#15As a recent medical school graduate and a technical founder of a medical education startup, wow. This is an "edge case" for lack of a better phrase and is the kind of stuff that becomes widespread as lore or an interesting story - at least I'd like to think so.
Thanks for sharing your story and I wish you the best with what's next.
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#16This is likely to be the best story I'll read all year. Simply amazing.
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#17Congratulations to the new addition to your family!
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#18In the US that would be medical malpractice. A pregnancy test would be standard before this type of surgery. That said, congratulations for the best outcome.
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#19Hell of a story Dan! Congratulations on the new arrival and best wishes.
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#20It's very important for people particularly women to test for BRCA. Men with the gene should alert female relatives.
For those women that have the gene there are non surgical options today to prevent some of these cancers.
Highly recommend this documentary from PBS on the topic as well: https://inheritance-brcafilm.com/pbs-documentary