C169 A Fragile Moment: Balancing Birth and Rescue

She announced, handing the child to Josephine.

Josephine collapsed and returned to bed, tears of joy and remedy streaming down her face. “We did it,” she whispered, cradling her daughter.

A few seconds later, Josephine’s eyes rolled back, and she went limp. Panic surged through me. “Josephine!” I cried out, shaking her lightly, but there was no response.

Eileen, using the bedside