Emma the pig got to Apricot Lane Farm in California in very bad shape: she was sick, weak, and heavily pregnant.

The veterinarians told the farm owner that he would be lucky if the pig had at least six piglets. However, their predictions came true.

Emma didn’t have six or eight piglets when she went into labor that night; she had seventeen. Only thirteen of them made it.

Chester, the owner of the farm, was amazed, and Emma was worn out.

She wasn’t helped by the long and hard labor; she was already in a very weak state. Her fever got worse, so Chester had to take the piglets away from her so they could have a chance to live.

They would have had to feed the piglets four times a day if Emma had died, but this plan didn’t work, and Emma’s condition got worse.

Chester says, “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.” The miracle happened when he brought the piglets back.

When Emma saw the piglets again, her condition got better right away. She was able to get up and eat little by little.

Chester went on, “I’d like to think that we saved Emma, but it’s clear that her calling saved her.” For her, the calling was to be a mom… Some people say that the thing that seems to be ending our lives is sometimes the only thing that can save us.