Brave Army Wife Gives Birth To Surprise Quadruplets While Battling Cancer

While most civilians tend to think the most difficult part for soldiers on deployment is putting their lives on the line, many military men and women will argue that the toughest part is being far away from their loved ones.

That’s exactly why U.S. Army soldier Andy Adams was ready to get home and start a family with his wife, Ashley, after serving tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Unfortunately, like so many couples, the Adams didn’t immediately conceive. “We had trouble getting pregnant, so the doctor prescribed a fertility drug,” Ashley Adams told Denver 7.

However, God works in mysterious ways and in a few short weeks, their wish was granted. “I kind of had a feeling that maybe there were twins,” said Adams. However, nothing could prepare the military husband and wife for their first trip to the doctor, when they were told by doctors that it wasn’t just one or two babies, that they could expect triplets.

“Then the doctor said, ‘Wait, It’s not triplets. There are four babies here,'” said Ashley Adams. “Andy’s face went white. He was just standing there, looking at the screen. I thought maybe he was going to hit the floor.”

Andy Adams said it took a while for the shock of becoming a father to four newborns to sink in. “My ideal number was two when we first met, and she said 10. So, I guess we met in the middle,” the dad-to-be joked.

Unfortunately, the excitement came to a quick halt when the couple learned two of their babies were high-risk, sharing the same placenta and same amniotic sac. Nine weeks of non-stop doctors visits followed, where during one Ashley Adams got some terrible news of her own.At just 24 years old, Ashley Adams was pregnant with quadruplets and suffering from thyroid cancer after doctors found a lump in her neck. “Some people had breast cancer and were going through chemo treatments while pregnant, I was thankful it wasn’t anything like that,” she said.

By the grace of God, Adams prematurely gave birth via c-section to three girls and one boy at 30 weeks. The new mom had successful thyroid surgery weeks later and is in full recovery.Check out the family’s incredible journey on their Facebook page Our Quad Life below!