Young Merced baby needs surgery to help her see

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gracie Sigarroa was lone fixed a 13% accidental of endurance but she and her caller girl bushed the odds.

Now, conscionable fewer months aft giving birth, the household was fixed different hard diagnosis.

Three- month-old Evangeline Sigarroa was diagnosed with Retinopathy of prematurity oregon ROP.

It's a information that tin hap to babies erstwhile they are calved prematurely.

As Seth and Gracie Sigarroa sat down with Action News, she held her young babe successful her arms.

Already astatine a young age, Evangeline processing rather the personality.

"She's precise sassy," said Gracie. "She truly likes to beryllium held and beryllium with us, you can't enactment her down. She doesn't similar that."

Born astatine 28 weeks, Evangeline is simply a tiny miracle.

"She's been doing precise well," said Seth. "She's growing."

But conscionable erstwhile Seth and Gracie thought they were retired of the woods, determination are inactive hurdles that the parents request to overcome.

"We had immoderate knowing successful the infirmary that she had ROP," said Gracie. "They said that due to the fact that she was premature, the nerves successful her eyes we're not developed. We cognize present that she is blind."

When they got the quality astir babe Evangeline's condition, they were devastated.

"It's terrifying," said Gracie. "She doesn't merit that. She's conscionable an guiltless small baby."

The household said their young babe needs laser oculus country that would beryllium done successful sessions. It's not inexpensive but the mates is not giving up. Instead they're taking connected caller challenges.

On Friday afternoon, they proved persistence pays off.

After respective agelong months successful the constabulary academy, Seth graduated. An accomplishment helium hopes his caller girl volition 1 time beryllium arrogant of.

"She was calved precise early," said Seth. "We inactive had to instrumentality done it and present we're here."

Seth starts enactment astatine the Merced Police Department adjacent week. After each they've been through, the household feels similar they've travel retired stronger together.

The household has a Go Fund Me to assistance with the outgo of small Evangeline's surgery.

Click here if you would similar to donate.

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