‘We Had No Hope’: The Amazing Story of the Baby Born With His Brain Outside His Skull
Because it’s an amazing story and I need a break from the sh*t sandwich our politics has turned into with Von ClownStick involved. I don’t know how long the little guy will be around or what his quality of life will be, but he’s a fighter and I’m pulling for him:
Right on schedule, Sierra Yoder went into labor.
It was Halloween night, and she was wearing an orange T-shirt with a pumpkin covering her belly. It was embellished with her new son’s name and his expected birth date: “Bentley. Due 10/31/15.”
Yoder and her husband, Dustin Yoder, hopped into the car and headed for the hospital — but without any bottles, without any diapers, without a car seat in which to bring their newborn home.
They had packed one onesie — light blue with stars — and matching pants and warm, fuzzy socks.
The couple expected to bury their son in it very soon. […]