Husband pays tribute to his 'remarkable' wife in touching post

Finding out you are pregnant is a truly wonderful time, and while it can be a tough nine months, at least you will have a baby to cuddle at the end.

But that's not the case for Keri Young, who is carrying a baby that won't live after she gives birth.

Sadly, Keri's daughter Eva doesn't have a brain, and both her and her husband Royce were told by doctors that she won't survive outside the womb. 

And in a remarkable act of bravery, the mum has decided to carry the youngster to full-term so that her organs can be donated. 

Clearly in awe of her, Royce took to the Love What Matters Facebook page to post a tribute to his "remarkable" wife, calling her tough. 

"Literally 30 seconds after our doctor told us our baby doesn't have a brain, somehow through full body ugly crying, Keri looked up and asked, 'If I carry her full term, can we donate her organs?' he wrote.

"I remember our doctor putting her hand on Keri's shoulder and saying, 'Oh honey, that's so brave of you to say.' Like, how nice of you, but come on. Keri meant it.

"There I was, crestfallen and heartbroken, but I momentarily got lifted out of the moment and just stood in awe of her. I was a spectator to my own life, watching a superhero find her superpowers.

"In literally the worst moment of her life, finding out her baby was going to die, it took her less than a minute to think of someone else and how her selflessness could help."

Highlighting just how tough their situation is, Royce continued by saying that he feels lucky to be married to Keri , not just because she is his best friend but because she is a "special human being".

"Keri has been in the trenches the entire time, feeling every little kick, every hiccup and every roll.

"She's reminded every moment of every day that she's carrying a baby that will die. Her back hurts. Her feet are sore. She's got all the super fun pregnant stuff going on.

"But the light at the end of her nine-month tunnel will turn into a darkness she's never felt before a couple hours or days after Eva is born.

"She's the one that is going to deal with all that comes with having a baby – her milk coming in, the recovery process, etc, but with no snuggly, soft, beautiful newborn to look at to remind you that it was all worth it."

And as they get closer to the finish line, Royce admits that if he could change it all he would.

"A lot of people say things like, 'I wouldn't change anything' after a trying circumstance, but I'm not about to say that. I would definitely change this if I could.

"I want my daughter to be perfect. I want her to blow out her candles on her first birthday. I want to watch her bang her head on our coffee table trying to learn to walk.

"I want her to run up a cell phone bill texting boys. I want to walk her down an aisle. I want to change it all so, so badly.

"But I can't. This is our reality. And there's no stopping it."

"I'm looking at Keri right now and I don't even have to ask. She's TOUGH. She's BRAVE. She's incredible. She's remarkable. She's cut from a different cloth, combining wit, beauty, courage, silliness, character and integrity into one spectacular woman.

"And somehow, she's my wife. Not that I needed some awful situation like this to actually see all of that, but what it did was make me want to tell everyone else about it."