There’s not much in this world that’s more exciting than finding out that a loved one is expecting a new baby. In some cases, the announcement of this new life being brought into the world is enough to breathe new life into the people around them.
This is what happened when Jean Roper learned that she was going to have a new great-great-granddaughter. Roper, a 92-year-old Alabama resident, was in poor health, dealing with weak kidney function and low oxygen levels. Her doctors told her family late last year that she only had a few weeks left to live. However, when she heard that her great-granddaughter was pregnant, she vowed to stay alive to meet the new baby. At that point, her health did a complete 180.

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These sister grannies stepped up in the sweetest way for a mom with triplets“Her energy shot up. She was completely different,” Roper’s great-granddaughter and sister to the mom-to-be, Kayla Tracy, told TODAY. “She was so excited to see the baby.”
This excitement could be attributed to the fact that most of the babies in their family have been boys, so Roper was especially happy to have a baby girl come into the fold. On top of that, Tracy’s sister planned to make the new baby Roper’s ...