A Long, Long Time Ago, My Sister Was Told She Couldn't Have Any More Children

Photographer Trish McCoy shares the incredible and touching story of how her sister became pregnant in this post originally featured on Bored Panda.

Well, maybe not THAT long ago and it was this galaxy, but it was a pretty long stretch. After battling cancer and then being part of the seven percent of people who are affected with a rare disease, she overcame the many battles that were thrown at her and accepted that she was meant to only have two kids and that's it.

Then 11 years later, she became pregnant with her miracle baby. The doctors were unsure she would be able to keep it due to the fact that she suffers from an autoimmune disease, copper deficiency myeloneuropathy, and was receiving infusions biweekly Monday through Friday. There was little hope, but the Force was strong with this one.

Overcoming the dark side and beating all the odds, this little Jedi came into this world with 10 fingers, 10 toes, and a lightsaber at hand. They told my sister while pregnant he may not be the healthiest due to her immune system being weakened, and that is just the case. He was born with a few bumps in the road — jaundice, his lung not expanding as much as it should, and a weakened immune system. This young Padawan is fighting all the battle droids and stormtroopers coming his way and winning every battle.