‘Miracle baby’ believes she’s here for a reason
“I was born premature, three months early. I weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces. Doctors said I had a 50-50 chance to survive. And that if I did survive, I would have all kinds of health issues, like physical ailments and mental problems.
“It was a very challenging time for my parents. They were young and scared. They didn’t know what was going to happen with me. But they told the doctors, ‘No matter what’s wrong with her, do whatever you need to do to make sure she survives.’
“I was in the NICU at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. I was born March 27, 1989, and I didn’t leave the hospital until June 19. My mom took me to follow-up appointments. She made sure that I took certain vitamins to help with my development. But growing up, I didn’t really ever get sick or anything. No health issues. And I’m perfectly fine today.
“In the community where I grew up, they call me the miracle baby. We’d go to church when I was a kid, and people would say, ‘Oh, there’s our miracle baby.’ They had been praying that I would be all right.
“My grandmother was a teacher at Travis Elementary for over 30 years, so she wanted me to go there with her. It’s funny. Even the teachers I had at Travis remembered me. They were like, ‘Oh, you’re Kristine. We prayed for you five years ago.’
“To this day, people still bring it up. I just smile and reflect on how amazing it is that even as a baby, my life made such an impact. Like I have some kind of energy that people gravitate to.
“I feel like it was a miracle, a blessing. The fact is, I don’t have to be here today at all. But God has me here for something. I’m still trying to figure out what it is I’m here to do. I don’t have all the answers yet. But I do feel like I’m here for a reason.”
— Kristine Singleton
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