Not too long ago, we brought you the story of Aleks Patete, a mum-to-be who credited her unborn son with diagnosing her cancer.

 

The US woman was just seven weeks into her pregnancy when, during a scan, doctors found a cyst on her ovary last November.

 

Aleks was told that if she underwent chemotherapy, it would have very little impact on her baby boy, DJ. It was on this basis that she went ahead with her treatment.

 

In a wonderful update to the story, University Hospitals in Ohio revealed this week that Aleks has given birth to a healthy baby boy.

 

Posting a photo collage of Aleks, husband Dominic and their gorgeous son, Dominic Jr.; they quoted the new mum as she shared her experience.

 

 

“We joked that I deserved to have an easy labour, considering all the things I went through. I pushed for 30 minutes, and he was born at 3:07pm. He (Dominic Patete III) was completely healthy,” she said.

 

“I had gone through surgery and scans and chemo with this kid, and he was finally there.

 

“I felt horrible that I had to put him through it, but at the same time, we did it together. It gave us this bond that’s never going to be able to break.”

 

Baby Dominic’s arrival was followed by some even better news, too.

 

Aleks added: “Six weeks after I gave birth, they took out the affected ovary, lymph nodes and fallopian tube. They did biopsies to make sure they didn’t see any other cancer. Every biopsy came back negative.”

 

 

When Aleks was first diagnosed, she was initially presented with the option of terminating her pregnancy in order to undergo treatment. Once she confirmed that her particular strand of treatment would not harm her baby, she chose to go ahead with it – and she doesn’t have a single regret.

 

“I just knew deep down that this baby was the reason I found the cancer, so how could I terminate the pregnancy?” she wrote.

 

“He basically saved my life, so I couldn’t ever think about doing that to him. DJ’s my little miracle baby.”

 

We are so thrilled for brave Aleks and her family. Baby DJ is absolutely gorgeous!

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