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“The family is all here.”

“How’s it going?”

“Baby boy is fine. He’s the cutest. He’s a big 7lbs 14 oz. Good set of lungs too. They let me hold him for a while.”

“How’s Mom?”

“She lost kidney function. But she’s not bleeding as much. Oh, she raised her arms. We took a few pictures of her and the baby.”

“You know how much she hates that. If that doesn’t wake her up, nothing will. It’s weird. I keep praying and then I yell at her. Over and over…”

“Me too. She has to wake up for this beautiful boy. I keep telling her over and over.”

“Keep me in the loop.”

“Will do.”

“Pray.”

“Anything?”

“Um.. They didn’t think she would make it through the night. Her heart stopped twice. She went through 20 pints of blood. She’s bleeding from everywhere. They’re worried about neurological damage and they think they know what’s happening.”

“Do I want to know?”

“Let me find the paper. It’s something called Amniotic Fluid Embolism.”

“Aw shit. I googled it. This is bad, very bad. Beyond bad.”

“If you got any in with any deity, use it.”