Prior to the birth of Nikki DeLoach and Ryan Goodell’s second son Bennett Goodell, the couple were given very scary news. While speaking to People, DeLoach described going in for an ultrasound five months pregnant and realizing something was wrong: “I asked the technician if everything was okay and she said, ‘You’ll have to wait for the doctor.’ I instantly knew in my heart.”
She continued, “Then the doctor came in and gave us the news that our baby had multiple heart defects.” DeLoach was devastated about the news, describing it as true heartbreak. They got multiple tests done, and they weren’t sure if Bennett would survive. She said, “But there were two things that kept me going: my family and my faith.”
DeLoach used her experience from her first pregnancy with postpartum depression as an example of why she didn’t close herself off. She called her husband Goodell her “anchor” and the experience bonded them even more. Bennett survived the heart surgeries he had shortly after birth. Although it was a difficult experience watching him recover, one of the nurses encouraged DeLoach that everything would be fine — and Bennett was fine. During a promotional video for her Hallmark film “Reunited at Christmas,” DeLoach called Bennett “a living, breathing miracle.” She got choked up explaining his situation and said, “My baby is gonna be a year old tomorrow, so [miracles] actually really happen.”
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