my IV. I can feel my eyelids getting heavy, I’m not
able to keep my eyes open but the last thing I see
before I drift off is Patrick’s beautiful smile and I
know that everything will be fine.
Patrick
I let Erin fall asleep and rest some more. The
whole thing was so difficult and we were really
afraid of losing her.
I was afraid to lose her.
They were able to get the baby out in ten
minutes and they brought her immediately to
intensive care in the neonatal ward. All they told
us was that she was born and that she had a
respiration problem and had to be incubated but
the pediatrician said it’s par for the course for
premature babies.
Things were harder as far as Erin was
concerned.
She had lost a lot of blood and they weren’t able
to stop the hemorrhaging. They gave her two
transfusions and her mother donated blood. They
didn’t think they’d be able to save her uterus, the
situation was compromised, but someone up there
came down to give us a hand and they were able to
save her.
By a thread, the surgeon said.
They brought her to intensive therapy and she
was in there all day in a state of semi-
consciousness and I don’t believe she was aware
of what was happening around her at all.
