MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA: Beauty influencer Jackie Miller James has won the battle for her life after suffering an aneurysm rupture, leading to severe brain bleeding and injury, while she was 9 months pregnant. The 35-year-old influencer’s family announced on Sunday, July 2, that James has woken up from coma to meet her new-born baby girl for the first time.
Miller James, who happily documented her pregnancy on Instagram, was just a week away from giving birth when she suffered a brain aneurysm. She was found in an unconscious state by her husband Austin, who rushed her to hospital in early June. The aneurysm led to severe brain bleeding and injury and she was rushed to the emergency room and into an operation where they performed an immediate brain surgery. Miller James was in a medically induced coma when her child was delivered by C-Section. The baby was placed in her arms at the time, in a heart-wrenching moment captured in a photo and posted on a GoFundMe, which was organised by James’ sister. The fundraising campaign has raised $330,639 of the $450,000 goal.
Jackie Miller James made speedy recovery
Following her birth, the newborn was admitted in in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where she stayed for 12 days. Meanwhile, the mother remained on life support and had to have five separate brain surgeries. At that time, doctors stated that Miller James will take a long time to gain consciousness but she proved them wrong and woke up within a month to meet her baby. On Sunday, the influencer’s family expressed that they are "beyond thrilled" to be sharing the news that James is "performing above expectations at this stage of her recovery." In a new Instagram post, they wrote, "Jackie is awake and was recently transferred to one of the best neurological rehabilitation hospitals in the country."
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The family continued by noting that even doctors are astonished by James’ speed of recovery and her latest tests, numbers, and evaluations are all looking good. “Jackie is performing above expectations at this stage of her recovery and is progressing more with every passing day,” they stated. The family added that “while Jackie is making wonderful strides, she has an incredibly long road to recovery ahead of her.” James' daughter has been a "constant source of light for the entire family,” amidst the devastating ordeal. "[She] continues to grow into a happy, healthy, and animated little angel. Jackie has also recently been reunited with her baby, and spends a great deal of each day with her entire family while in the hospital," the family's update read.
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‘We are over the moon’
The delightful update from James’ family garnered immense social media attention, with many of her Instagram followers offering their best wishes for the mother and newborn. "Crying of happiness," said one user. "It makes me so emotional that she has a support system and community of people who love and care for her like this. We would all be so lucky and blessed to have the same," a second user said while the third wrote, "Jackie, you’ve always been incredibly strong so this doesn’t surprise me! We are forever rooting for you and cheering you on!" "We are over the moon for you Jackie!!! Supernatural healing is her Portion in Jesus name amen," another user said.
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