A MUM is to celebrate her first Christmas with her miracle baby after he saved her life.
Abi Naylor-Booth, 28, began suffering blurred vision and agonising headaches days after giving birth to Roman.
When she struggled to hold him Abi decided she had to go to A&E.
Scans revealed she had a brain tumour measuring 7cm by 5cm and medics told her she was days from having a stroke.
She was rushed in for life-saving emergency brain surgery when Roman was 12 days old.
Abi, of Congleton, Lancs, said: “If it hadn’t been for my son, I would have just carried on and assumed I’d get better naturally.
“It scared me when I couldn’t hold him properly and my husband Ross was about to go back to work, so I had to be OK for Roman.”
Abi, who works as a mentor for people with disabilities, returned home three days after the op.
She said: “When doctors told me I had a brain tumour, the news didn’t sink in.
“The whole thing has been an absolute whirlwind and rollercoaster of emotions. I don’t know how I’d have coped without my amazing husband and new baby.”
Abi and civil servant Ross, 28, are now looking forward to their first family Christmas.
She added: “My story has a happy ending and I have my miracle baby to thank.”
