By Heather Salazar
Content warning: death and dying
My life was saved, and forever changed, by a very unlikely person.

Alexis was a 23-year-old single mother who was raised in the foster care system in 17 different homes. When I met Alexis, she was nearing the end of her life. She had stage IV breast cancer and was looking for someone to raise her 9-month-old baby girl.
The previous week at our church, there were five couples on the big screen struggling with infertility. I called each of them to tell them about this precious, healthy baby girl. They had a problem with the color of her skin. I had a problem with them!
I couldn’t stop thinking about this young mom and her baby with zero support