'I spent the next few weeks trying not to get too attached, but it's hard not to love a baby you have prayed for.'
2:58Kelly Shannon was excited when she found out she was pregnant. With a daughter under the age of 2, Shannon and her husband had been actively trying for a second child.
At an appointment with a maternal fetal medicine specialist in January, Shannon was counseled on resources available for parents of children with the disorder. However, more scans and test results showed there was evidence of swelling in the baby's head and body wall, a heart defect and a tumor on the baby's abdomen that was about one-third the size of the baby and growing.
These are the same options Shannon's specialist in Alabama gave her, according to physician reports shared with ABC News. MORE: Alabama governor signs controversial abortion ban into law but will likely face legal challenges "I didn't even feel like I had the ability to get out of the car until I saw her and had a reason. I didn't have any motivation to move until I could see my daughter again," Shannon added.Courtesy of Kelly Shannon
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