Monday, May 2, 2011

Watch : Baby Born Without A Brain




A baby boy in Pueblo is a living miracle. Nicholas Coke was born without a brain. This week he's marked a milestone nobody dreamed could happen.

Coke was born with a genetic disease called Anencephaly. He had no brain, just a brain stem. His mom Sheena says, "He can't see, he can't hear, he can't suck. He doesn't crawl, doesn't sit up."

Most of these babies die within hours, but Nicholas survived a few days, then a few months.





Sheena says he even shows signs of emotion. "He's smiling. He's laughed for the first time. It was wonderful to hear him laugh," says Sheena.

With this joy, comes a constant thought. How long can little Nicholas fight? Sheena tears up as she says, "It's hard to know that I'm going to be burying my son soon, but it's wonderful to know he's made it a year."

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