CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Clovis pistillate is facing a life-threatening diagnosis portion preparing to invited caller beingness into the world.
Alyssa Kincaid, 27, is 5 months large and precocious learned she has signifier 4 lymphoma. What began arsenic antithetic symptoms during her gestation was initially dismissed by respective doctors, telling her it was conscionable a hard pregnancy.
"We took her to the ER, she got admitted, was discharged, and we had to instrumentality her backmost the adjacent day," said Amanda Kincaid, Alyssa's mother. "That's erstwhile I knew thing wasn't right."
Amanda, Alyssa's mom, says that's erstwhile her motherly intuition kicked in, and further investigating revealed the cancer.
"We were successful the hospital's room, sobbing hysterically and she was holding his hand. Just saying I'm going to beryllium okay. It was beauteous remarkable," says Kincade.
Alyssa, a erstwhile Fresno Pacific University shot subordinate and outdoor enthusiast, began chemotherapy wrong days.
"I consciousness weaker immoderate days. Some days I slumber each time long. I get truly bushed and crab connected apical of pregnancy. You're feeling the gestation symptoms conscionable tired," says Kincade.
Doctors told Alyssa her babe saved her life, that the crab whitethorn person gone undetected longer.
At this point, they accidental her babe girl, whom she has named Addison, is steadfast and active
Alyssa says feeling her girl footwear gives her spot to support going.
"She is decidedly a miracle," Alyssa said. "Having crab is 1 thing, but besides carrying different beingness with you astatine the aforesaid clip tin consciousness benignant of stressful. But it's besides precise comforting, knowing that I americium physically not going done it alone."
'Girl dad' connected his hat, Zac, her fiancé by her side. Even though their aboriginal plans were brought to a halt, anticipation is not lost.
"She's, my world. Everything I bash is conscionable to assistance her astatine the infinitesimal from present connected retired too," says Zac.
Encouraging signs and lime greenish ribbon, the colour of Lymphoma crab awareness, enactment her Clovis community.
A amusement of strength, arsenic she is surrounded by her 'Support Squad'.
Remaining affirmative done the roller coaster ride, Alyssa says she is taking it time by day, looking guardant to the infinitesimal she tin yet clasp her girl successful her arms.
"She's going to person rather a communicative to archer too. We're excited for her to get present sometime successful the fall," says Kincade.
There is simply a fundraiser lawsuit planned for aboriginal this month, but we person been told it is afloat sold out!
But don't worry, you tin inactive donate and assistance out. A nexus to the family's GoFundMe can beryllium recovered here.
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