Karen Marinelli was teaching first-grade when a tornado hit the town and went right through the school.
Karen was at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, back in 2013, and instinctively protected three of her pupils - six-year-old Liam, Damian, and Dacari - by using her body to shield them from falling debris.
Bravely, the mum-of-five managed to keep them safe even after a 2,000 lbs car fell on top of her, breaking her back and trapping them underneath.
Thankfully, the children were unharmed, but Karen suffered a broken back, fractured vertebrae and various other injuries.
In a bid to thank her for saving their kids' lives, the parents of Liam, Damian and Dacari asked the community to send her care packages - one of which contained nappies and clothes for a baby girl.
However, Karen, who already had four boys, was not pregnant and had no intention of having any more.
But then she had an ultrasound, and found out she WAS and it was a little girl.
Karen named her daughter, who was born on May 8th (almost a year to the day since the tornado). Lily which means return to happiness.
