5. Dawn Brooke (UK), 59 at time of son’s birth
Brooke thought the aches and pains in her stomach coupled with the fatigue she felt was cancer. She cut short a vacation to seek medical treatment, never imagining what she would find out: without fertility treatments, Brooke was pregnant. Brooke and her husband kept the story as quiet as possible for 10 years, allowing their child to grow up out of the spotlight.
