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The couple finally reunited.
Kelsey Townsend, of Poynette, Wisconsin, was in a medically induced coma and fighting for her life against COVID-19 when she gave birth to her baby boy, Lucy.
Now the mother and baby are finally reunited.
On January 27, three months later, she was finally strong enough to leave the hospital and hold her baby for the first time.
Last October, Townsend was 39 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with COVID-19. As her condition rapidly deteriorated, she was admitted to the hospital and placed on a ventilator.
Townsend gave birth to a healthy baby girl on November 4 while she was unconscious. After delivery, she would spend the next 75 days on oxygenation machines and ventilators.
Filled with the support of friends, family, and her community, the hospital documented Townsend’s journey as she began to recover.
For months, she couldn’t be in the same room as her family and she never held her newborn.
The new mom and her family returned home together on Tuesday. Husband Derek Townsend said he is excited to start a new chapter.
“We are so grateful and blessed to have everyone home, to have Kelsey at home, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds,” he said.
Townsend said she was grateful for the healthcare workers and her community.
“I am so thankful to be alive and well and at home with my baby, Lucy, and to be with our other children, Peyton, Beaux, and Faith,” Townsend said.
But he had one last wish: “And we hope the Chiefs win the Super Bowl.”
