Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in April 2015.

Amanda and her husband had spent three years trying to get pregnant, and she was ecstatic when she found out she’d finally conceived.

The couple finally moved into the house they’d been renovating, and Amanda settled into the bliss of her blessings.

Needless to say, she was blindsided by her husband’s announcement that he was leaving. He followed through on his words and disappeared, leaving eight-month pregnant Amanda scrambling to keep up with the piling bills