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People Magazine: The Legacy of Karla and Angel Perez
Published: May 13, 2015Karla Perez had a headache, decided to take a nap, and just one day later, the 22-year-old who was four-and-half-months pregnant was declared brain dead.
But for the next 54 days she was kept alive to give her baby named Angel, a chance at surviving.
"I had hope that Karla would wake up," her mother, Berta Jimenez, tells PEOPLE. "But she never did."