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\"[Blaze's mom] said she and her husband were discussing us keeping Blaze on a permanant basis,\" Farnan added. \"She was crying and said, 'I just don't want anyone to feel like I'm a bad mom.' I said she just made the best decision as a mom and there was no question that she loves Blaze.\"

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Courtesy Angela Farnan
PHOTO: Angela Farnan, a primary charge nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois, adopted her son Blaze, 1, after caring for him in the ICU.
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Now, Farnan and her husband, Rick, are proud parents to Blaze. Farnan said he has a sweet personality and loves dancing to \"Baby Shark\" and Keith Urban songs.

\"Becoming a parent for the first time, I can't describe the feeling,\" Farnan said. \"It was one of the best days of our lives.\"

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