What began as a highly anticipated delivery quickly became a fight for survival when Evilin and her husband, Bill, welcomed their three daughters nine weeks early at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center. Complications during the C-section led to severe blood loss, emergency surgery and an unexpected cancer diagnosis, turning one of life’s happiest moments into an unimaginable medical crisis.
What began as a highly anticipated delivery quickly became a fight for survival when Evilin and her husband, Bill, welcomed their three daughters nine weeks early at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center. Complications during the C-section led to severe blood loss, emergency surgery and an unexpected cancer diagnosis, turning one of life’s happiest moments into an unimaginable medical crisis.
Evilin spent several days in a medically induced coma. While she fought for her life, the couple’s three daughters, Ani, Isabella and Xochitl, were cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit at INTEGRIS Health Children’s at Baptist Medical Center. Born prematurely but stable, they remained there for approximately one month before going home one by one.
Pathology results confirmed Evilin had stage 2 dysgerminoma, a rare form of ovarian cancer. “In a way, our girls saved my life,” Evilin said. "The type of cancer I have doesn’t show up on typical markers, and without everything that happened during delivery, we likely wouldn’t have known until it was too late.”
The family credits the INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center physicians, ICU nurses, NICU caregivers and support staff for saving Evilin’s life and caring for their daughters with compassion.
Evilin has since been declared cancer-free, and she and her family are embracing this new chapter with gratitude. They remain thankful for the coordinated care that carried them through the most crucial moments. This story is a powerful reminder that rapid medical response, multidisciplinary teamwork and early detection can make all the difference, especially when facing complex and unexpected diagnoses.
