The birth of a baby is always a milestone. The birth of Abbigail Lynn Schott is doubly so.
Miracle is the word.
The tumor couldn't be removed because of its location near vital organs, so Jodi began a series of chemotherapy treatments. She has completed several treatments and has more to go. They used drugs that wouldn't effect Abbigail, who was due on July 25. She, however, had other ideas. On the day Jodi's story appeared in The Compass , she went into labor and Abbigail was born naturally, without any pain medication.