Pregnant Brussels Bomb Survivor Pens Letter To Unborn Child

When 28-year-old Sneha Mehta and her husband Sameep boarded their plane at Abu Dhabi last Tuesday to the Belgian Capital, they never could have imagined the ugly scenes to come when they touched down. According to CNN.com, Sneta and her husband had just arrived off their United Arab Emirates flight when the two blasts exploded. The scene was utter chaos – ceilings were literally collapsing in front of their eyes, all around them people were screaming in terror and running to safety. "I absolutely didn't know which direction to run in," Sneha told CNN in a phone interview. Thankfully, the couple knew the layout of the airport and through the smoke and chaos, managed to make their way to the car park. Though unharmed, the Mehtas grabbed a taxi and headed directly to a nearby hospital to make sure their unborn baby was okay. The mum-to-be admitted she instinctively knew she would survive, to protect the life of her unborn 16-week-old baby. The devastating airport attack, along with the attack on the Brussels Metro line has left more than 30 people dead and hundreds still injured. We can't even begin to imagine the terror on that day, but amid such devastation comes this heartwarming letter from the expectant mum to her unborn child about her hope for a kinder world.

Hi sweetheart. I don't know if we already acknowledged this with you in person, but when you were 16 weeks old, mum and dad were at an explosion at Brussels Airport.

And no matter where humanity is today, I just want to tell you that life is a wonderful thing, and the world is really full of remarkable people.

You didn't just give mum and dad faith and reason to live, you gave us the awareness and presence of mind like never before.

I felt more alive than I ever have, and I knew I had to protect you, so I was calm, composed and fully aware that we will survive.

When we reached Sint-Augustinas (hospital) emergency, and we saw you oblivious and sucking at your thumb at the ultrasound, and doing your general acrobatics, all the mistrust, hate and angst for the terrorist attack vaporised.

I do hope with all my heart that you are born into a better world and if not, then you do absolute best to make it that.

You are absolutely precious to us, and have already been a hero today. I guess much of the world and has sent so much love your way.

May you always be brave and healthy. We love you beyond words. Mum and Dad.

– SNEHA MEHTA

For all the people and families who were affected by last week's horror, it is difficult to find hope for the future. Sneha’s letter is a reminder that there is hope in every little thing.

Images, via CNN.com.