Llyranor Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02...ility-treatment Almost 39 weeks ago, Kristine Casey set out on an unusual journey to help her daughter and answer a spiritual calling. Her goal was achieved late Wednesday when she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61. Casey, possibly the oldest woman to give birth in Illinois, served as a surrogate for her daughter, Sara Connell, who had been trying for years to have a baby. Connell and her husband, Bill, are the biological parents of the child Casey carried, which grew from an embryo created from the Chicago couple's egg and sperm. Crying and praying, Connell and her mother held hands as Finnean Lee Connell was delivered by cesarean section at 9:47 p.m. When the baby let out a cry, "I lost it," said Sara Connell, the first family member to hold him. "It's such a miracle." The doctor who delivered Finnean said there wasn't a dry eye in the crowded operating room. "The surgery itself was uncomplicated, and the emotional context of this delivery was so profound," said Dr. Susan Gerber, obstetrician and maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Childbirth remains a rare event for post-menopausal women, but the number of such births has risen in recent years due to wider use of in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies. According to state health department records, the oldest woman to give birth in Illinois was 58 when she had her baby in 2006. But data on births after 2008 are not yet available. Older women face greater risks during pregnancy and delivery, and experts say many women would not be good candidates. "It's going to be more risky for somebody who's got underlying conditions," said Dr. Alan Peaceman, chief of maternal-fetal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, one of Casey's doctors. "Because of that, we recommend that patients have a cardiac evaluation." The Connells decided in 2004 to try to have a baby, but Sara, now 35, soon discovered she wasn't ovulating. After undergoing infertility treatment at the Reproductive Medicine Institute in Evanston, she got pregnant but delivered stillborn twins, and later she suffered a miscarriage. Casey's previous three pregnancies Edited February 16, 2011 by Llyranor (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orogun01 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 MY MOMMY IS WHO!!??? I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Great, another bot. Seriously Lyr, where have you been? And where are you hiding Nick's body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've been in rehab for the past year or so. Nick is in prison for murdering his ex-wife. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_i_am Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Prision has internet now! (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 So did rehab, but Obs' IP was blocked there. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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