By Susan Kim WTMJ-TV Milwaukee

Former reporter and anchor Melissa McCrady covered hundreds of stories during her seven years at TODAY'S TMJ4. In many ways, she is now covering the most important story of her life.

Her time in front of a computer these days isn't to research a story, something she did for years as a journalist.  These days, her research is all about Charlie.

Charlie is almost one. He's the son of Melissa and her husband Al Cheslock. Melissa said she had an easy pregnancy. Al said it was great holding his son for the first time in the hospital.

"Obviously, our first child, a son and child, obviously you just love him so much," Al said.

But soon, they embarked on an emotional journey to figure out why their beautiful little boy wasn't thriving. His heart rate had dropped during delivery, he was born with an extra thumb and large birthmark, both on the right side of his body. Charlie wasn't breathing as well as doctors would have liked, but still, Melissa and Al got to take their new baby home.

 

 

If you would like to follow Charlie's story, Melissa has an emotional blog that you can find here: Click Here