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My Special Birth Narrative

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On my 5th or 6th birthday in Georgia, my parents told me the story of my special birth. “It was August 13, 2008.” My mom (Maria) said, “ 5 years ago when we were at our apartment my water broke, I (mom) was feeling kind of light headed, so I went to bed for a bit and all of sudden I could feel water near my legs. I thought I peed myself, so I went to the bathroom and all of a sudden water started dripping onto the ground, I then knew my water had just broken. I called your father and told him to rush over to the bathroom. He came in and asked what was happening. Your dad started sweating and you could hear the shock in his voice. He realized what was happening and carried me to the car. From there your dad drove to the hospital, Kennesaw Hospital.” …show more content…

I told one of the ladies to call your father, your father rushed from his job to the hospital and was with me the whole time.” My dad then said, “ It was 8pm, an anesthesiologist came in the room and gave your mom some Anastasia, at 8:20 the doctors began with the process, you were born at 8:50 pm. Your mom and I weren't able to see your face, the doctor rushed you to an incubator, I followed the doctor and saw that you were placed in an incubator. The doctor came out and told me that you were premature. I asked how your mom was doing, they said she was okay and that I needed to accompany her.” Both of my parents said, “ the doctors said you were getting special shots and you would have to stay at the hospital for 1 month. The doctor walked near us and told us some bad news. He said that there was a high percentage that you could lose your vision, the ability to speak, the ability to hear, and probably have cerebral palsy. He also said there was a 50 percent of you living and another 50 percent of death. That was the worst thing 2 parents could've heard in their whole

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