In the OR, the team worked quickly, their years of training honed to a razor’s edge. Dr. Blake and his team moved with precision, focused entirely on the task at hand, determined to bring both mother and child through this ordeal safely.

As I slipped into unconsciousness, the last thing I saw was Nurse Jenna’s reassuring smile, her presence a promise that I was not alone, that I was surrounded by people who cared, who would fight for me and my son no matter what. And in that moment, I held onto hope, knowing that sometimes the human spirit can rise above even the darkest of circumstances.