On Thanksgiving night, her world shattered.
Her fiancé, Cassidy Carter, was killed in a tragic rollover crash. He was just 22 years old — a brand-new father who never got the chance to hold his daughter outside the walls of the NICU.
In an instant, the future they dreamed of disappeared.
Now, as Emily shares an update, the road ahead remains steep and painfully uncertain.
Little Amelia was born at just 24 weeks, weighing only 1 pound 7 ounces — a life so fragile it felt like the world could break her.
Today, she is four months old and slowly gaining healthy weight. It’s a glimmer of hope — but the fight is far from over.
Amelia’s battles continue.
Doctors say she will need surgery to place a feeding tube, because she cannot safely bottle-feed.
She will also need hernia repair surgery, as the condition is affecting her breathing.
And there’s more — specialists are discussing another procedure to drain excess fluid from her brain, caused by two brain bleeds she suffered while so tiny.
All of this must happen before she can even come home.
While her daughter fights for her life, Emily is still grieving — carrying unimaginable loss while doing everything she can to keep moving forward for her child.
She is learning how to be a mother without the partner who was supposed to walk this journey beside her.
This Christmas looks nothing like the life they planned.
There are no cozy family moments, no complete circle.
Just hospital rooms, machines humming through the night, whispered prayers — and a mother refusing to give up.
But Amelia is here.
She is fighting.
And Emily is holding on with everything she has left.
If you have a moment, please lift them up.
A prayer.
A message of encouragement.
A reminder that they are not walking this road alone.
Sometimes, knowing someone is standing with you is enough to get through another day. 💔✨
