Mother of 4 Diagnosed with Cancer has Eye Removed and Gives Birth to Healthy Twins

Jessica Boesmiller, 37, gave birth to two healthy twins on Dec. 21 after having an eye removed weeks earlier because of a dangerous tumor. Photo via GoFundMe

A North Carolina mother of four diagnosed with a dangerous eye cancer when eight months pregnant, gave birth to healthy twins despite concerns the disease might spread to the babies.

“Blessed Joy and thankfulness. That is what I felt when I found out the twins’ placentas were negative for melanoma,” wrote Jessica Boesmiller, 37, in a Dec. 29 social media post.