A 28 year old Italian woman named Chiara Corbella died by post-poning cancer treatments to save her unborn child. She and her husband, Enrico Petrillo, lost 2 of their children from birth defects. Although, they only lived a short while they were named Maria and David. Chiara became pregnant in 2010 with Francisco and was also diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Her baby boy was born in May 2011 but her cancer spread.
She died on June 13, 2012. Her funeral mass was celebrated in St. Fracisca Romana Church in Rome, Italy, by Cardinal Vallini. Chiara wrote a letter to her son before death, in it she said: “I am going to heaven to take care of Maria and David, you stay here with Dad. I will pray for you.”
“We grew more and more in love with each other and Jesus. We were never disappointed by this love, and for this reason, we never lost time, even though those around us said, 'Wait, don’t be in a hurry to have another child,'” Enrico, her husband, said. (with files from Italian news/cna/blogs)
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