A family in
Pueblo is remembering the life of a little boy was considered a medical
miracle. Nickolas Coke has died. He's the three year old was born without a
brain.
Nickolas
had anencephaly, meaning he was only born with a brain stem. Most babies with that
condition are still born or die shortly after birth. But Nicholas lived a
remarkable life.
Some of the
final images of Nickolas Coke show him smiling at a pumpkin patch. "He was
laughing because he thought it was funny that we couldn't get him to stay still
enough to roll off the pumpkins.," said Sherri Kohut, Nickolas'
grandmother.
"Miracle"
child born without brain
dies in Pueblo
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Nickolas
eventually stopped breathing. They gave him C.P.R., but after the third try
Nickolas was gone. "They told us no more, let him go. So he died at 12:40
today. Peacefully," said Kohut.
The doctors
never expected Nickolas to live longer than a few hours. We last spoke to his
mother Sheena in July. "I think the love and caring that everyone gives
him is making him stronger and making him live longer," said Sheena Coke.
They never
focused on when the end might come, rather cherished and celebrated each day.
"He
was never hooked up to any machines, no tubes, no nothing," said Kohut.
"He taught us everything, he taught the love, how to be family. He taught
us everything," she added.
Last month
Nickolas became an older brother. "And she named him Jace Nickolas
James." A namesake to honor a little boy--a medical mystery, who fought to
live.
"And
he was our hero because he showed the strength if I can do this anything can be
done," said Kohut. "He will always be remembered."
The family
wanted to extend a special thanks to Sangre de Cristo Hospice, which has been
by their side during Nickolas' entire life.
"We
just want to make sure everybody knows how wonderful hospice really is and if
they have a family member in need the hospice services--it's a great team,
they're there for you. They help you spiritually. They help you find the
finances you need for certain things. We just wanted to thank the hospice team.
Pastor Jake, Deb, Kay, Melody, Tara, Wilma. They helped guide us in the right
direction," said Laura Mondragon.
"I
want to thank everybody for their support of us. No one understood what we had
to go through, but there were a lot of exceptional people out there that had
kind words and respect for our family to understand Nicky was here for a
reason," said Kohut.
If you'd
like to help the family with funeral expenses they're setting up a bank account
at U.S. Bank.
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