he hospital corridors were filled with chaotic shouting as nurses frantically wheeled a crying, pregnant woman toward the operating room. Holding her husband’s hand with a fierce, trembling grip, she wept openly as the doctors prepared for an emergency delivery. Staring into his eyes, she made him promise: “Promise me you’ll love this baby no matter what happens to me!” Tears streamed down the husband’s face as he kissed her hand, shouting back through his own panic, “Nothing is going to happen to you! I won’t let it!” The heavy double doors slammed shut, leaving him alone in the hallway, praying for a miracle.
