Grandma Battling Cancer Surprised With Grandson Home From NICU

A grandma battling cancer was given a beautiful pick-me-up when she was surprised with her grandson coming home from the NICU for the first time. Kamassa Herrmann, from Warner Robins, Georgia, and her mom, Estella, 70, experienced a whirlwind of emotions over the months leading up to Kamassa giving birth to her son. During the end of her second trimester, she started experiencing complications, while Estella was diagnosed with breast cancer, which prompted Kamassa and her sister to jump in as "cheerleaders." Estella is an immigrant and a veteran, Kamassa said, and so she knew her mom had spent decades fighting to make the best life for herself and her family. Around Halloween, Kamassa was diagnosed with preeclampsia, which meant she would need to be hospitalized for a month and monitored until she could be induced. This changed, however, when she had to undergo an early C-section, on November 14, and her son, Victor, was born prematurely and taken to the NICU. The days and weeks that followed were tough, but her mom, despite her own fight, was always by her side and available to take her daughter to visit Victor, who got to know his grandmother’s voice. When Kamassa and her husband received the news that Victor had passed the NICU tests and could be home for Christmas, they decided to surprise Estella, who was starting to feel down from the impact of her treatment.

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