A woman was overjoyed when she welcomed a daughter—a lovely manifestation of her conversation with her husband before his sad demise. Two weeks after birth, the baby girl fell sick and was left fighting for her life. The doctors had lost all hope of her recovery until a miracle happened.
Sarah and Joel Rodriguez’s journey to parenthood was lined with multiple challenges and roadblocks, but they stayed strong in the face of adversity. After struggling to conceive for as many as four years, they decided to turn to IVF to realize their dream of starting a beautiful family.
Little did they know what fate had in store for them and how drastically everything would change in the coming future. The couple was on the verge of beginning the fertility treatment when a piece of heart-wrenching news turned everything topsy-turvy.
The Heartbreaking News
Sarah’s husband, Joel, who was only 32 then and seemed active and healthy, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Although the news was unexpected and shocking, the couple didn’t let the dire prognosis dampen their spirits.
He couldn’t help his tears from falling as he read her story and felt an instant need to contact her.
Their Happiest Moment Became the Saddest
Joel bravely underwent surgery and chemotherapy and went into remission in 2010. He and his wife celebrated the moment by resuming their IVF treatment and were delighted when everything worked out in their favor. Soon afterward, they had their first child, a son named Milo.
But only a few days after welcoming Milo, they received an unexpected phone call—Joel’s cancer was back, and he had to start chemo as soon as possible. While he fought courageously, it didn’t take long for the duo to accept the inevitable—Joel didn’t have much time left and was fading away.
Recalling a Conversation with Her Late Husband
On July 23, 2013, Joel, 35, passed away, leaving his wife alone in what was meant to be the happiest period of their lives. A heartbroken Sarah was left crippled by the loss of her husband, faced with the reality of raising her child as a single parent.
She had never imagined life without Joel, and every day reminded her of his loving presence and companionship. One day, she sat down, remembering her conversation with him shortly before his death. Sarah recounted:
“[Joel] said, ‘I need to tell you something. You and I are going to have another child and it’s going to be a girl.'”
A Sweet but Far-Fetched Dream
At the time, Sarah had looked at Joel in utter disbelief, unable to comprehend how it would happen. Unbeknownst to her, the universe was working on rearranging things in her world. Besides that, she also had a dream years before losing her husband, where she was cradling...
