Hero of the Day

A week after the shocking hit & run death of 2 year old Yue Yue in a Chinese market*, a story emerges from the States that confirms true human nature & compassion still runs deep in most human beings. It is the story of brave Stacie Crimm, a heartbreaking touching story of true inspiration -

(Article is from thechive article dated the 20/10/11)



This is the story of Stacie Crimm, a brave woman from Oklahoma who made the ultimate sacrifice to save her unborn daughter.

The 41-year-old mother-to-be began having severe headaches a few months after she found out she was pregnant. A CT scan would reveal Stacie had head and neck cancer. Stacie was faced with the toughest choice of her life, undergo potentially life-saving chemotherapy and hope the baby wouldn't be affected by the invasive treatment, or forgo treatment to let the child grow without the brutal chemo assault, a choice that would end in Stacie's own death.

According to Stacie's brother, Ray, "It didn't take long for (Stacie) to make her decision." She decided against the chemo. A couple months later Stacie collapsed in her home and was rushed to the hospital. The invasive tumor had wrapped itself around Stacie's brain stem. She didn't have long and the baby's heart rate was dropping as well.

Doctors decided to deliver the 2 pound, 1 ounce Dottie May by cesarean section. After the birth, Stacie fell unconscious and was unable to even sign her daughter's birth certificate. Custody of Dottie was given to Stacie's brother, Ray. Doctors feared Stacie would not regain consciousness but on September 8th, Stacie woke up just long enough to hold her daughter one last time.

Three days later, Stacie passed away. What an unbelievably brave woman. Last week, Stacie's brother brought a healthy 5 lb. Dottie home to live with his wife and Dottie's four brand new siblings.

It's stories like that this that should get more attention not the trivial nonsense that passes as 'news' these days. The story of Stacie & Dottie is one of true inspiration, and as already mentioned re-installs a bit of hope in modern society.

A society (slowly closing in on 7 billion strong) that seems to be slipping further & further from it's traditional roots and values.

Hopefully, Dottie will go on to live a full and healthy life in the knowledge that her mother paid the ultimate sacrifice for her.


* Yue Yue was knocked down by two vehicles on a busy market street.
The gruesome ordeal, captured by security cameras, showed the bleeding child was ignored by 18 passers-by before she was picked up by a scrap picker and given to her mother, who rushed to the street looking for her. After running over the child, the two men in the van fled the scene, the fear of high medical bills is also thought to be behind their cowardly actions.