She vanished and was later discovered stuck in a pipe — now, nearly four decades later, here’s who “Baby Jessica” has become. – Page 5

Though she has no memory of the event itself, Jessica learned about her rescue at age four when she watched it on Rescue 911.

She remembered crying — overwhelmed without understanding why — until her stepmother told her:

“You do realize that is about you?”

Her father had planned to tell her when she was older, but the television broadcast reached her first.

As she grew up, people often recognized her as “Baby Jessica.”
Some children at school teased her.
Adults viewed her with curiosity, sometimes awe.

But Jessica always handled it with quiet strength.

Her Body Carried the Scars, But Her Spirit Didn’t Break

Jessica underwent 15 surgeries in the years after the accident:

She still carries a faint scar on her forehead — almost invisible now — and occasional pain in her foot.

Yet she remains remarkably grounded about the ordeal.

She has said again and again:

“It was a miracle, and I believe God had a hand in it.”