Cancer, Pregnancy and Difficult Choices: Elizaveta's Story

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Elizaveta Bulokhova was a 24 year old mother when she got the news that rocked her world. She and husband Roman Troubetskoi found out she had cancer. The Latvian-born Canadian model was diagnosed with cancer in her jaw -- an unusual place that can still have just as devastating effects as any other. Unlike most cancer stories, Elizaveta's is a little bit different. She was pregnant when the news broke and it lead to a terrible decision to have to make.

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It's a doctors job to look after their patient. That's why Elizaveta's doctor recommended she terminate the idea of having a child, even though it was to late for the usual abortion time. The problem was for her to treat the cancer she would have to have extensive chemo and radiation therapy which would kill the fetus -- a baby after the 8 week inception period.

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Elizaveta and her husband decided they would still try for the baby …show more content…

Spare a thought for the husband who had to also potentially live by the decision of a dying love of his life. Growing the child up not only without the love of his life, but just as a single parent in general, would also be horrendous to think about.

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Alright. So here are the shots you've been waiting for. yes, it's a real story, and yes we have the after pictures of the three of them together in family photos. Elizaveta is still with us today as you can see by the after photos of her with her baby. Furthermore, the baby seems to be completely healthy -- a large too i might add.

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Here she is with thew big guy posing for a family photo. You can see for the first time, how skinny she got from fighting the cancer in her arms. In particular, the left arm (on our right). However, regardless of the fact, she is always seen smiling in every photo. Such an inspirational mother. And for those of you wondering what the husband looks like after this whole story, we have a treat for you. he's coming up in the next picture.

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