{"id":19327,"date":"2024-09-29T14:46:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=19327"},"modified":"2024-09-29T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:46:32","slug":"i-was-about-to-take-my-wife-in-labor-to-the-hospital-when-i-got-a-call-that-my-mom-was-dying-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=19327","title":{"rendered":"I Was about to Take My Wife in Labor to the Hospital When I Got a Call That My Mom Was Dying \u2013 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just as my wife\u2019s water broke, I got a call from my mother\u2019s nurse, and she told me my mom was dying. I was torn and forced to make a difficult decision.<\/p>\n

The day Debra found out she was pregnant was one of those days that I will cherish for the rest of my life. We had cried together, unable to believe that we were going to have a baby home soon, and I promised Debra I\u2019d be an amazing dad.<\/p>\n

Debra and I had waited to become parents for a long time. We were one of those miracle couples who conceived after going through tons of failed fertility treatments and doctors telling us there was no chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be the best parents to him, darling,\u201d I told Debra one night. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to hold our baby in my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know, honey,\u201d she\u2019d said, smiling. I gently kissed her baby bump and promised Debra I\u2019d always be by her side.<\/p>\n

Debra had always been very anxious about the pregnancy due to the complications, and I had told her I would be there for her, so there was no need to worry.<\/p>\n

Little did I know fate would plunge me into a situation where I\u2019d have to choose between her and my mom while was in labor\u2026<\/p>\n

I still get chills when I recall that day. It started as a beautiful day. The sun was shining brightly, and nothing seemed wrong with the outside world. I was preparing breakfast in the kitchen because Debra wasn\u2019t feeling well that morning.<\/p>\n

I quickly assembled a breakfast plate for her, and I went to call her for breakfast. As I entered our bedroom, I saw she was leaning against the wall with one hand, clutching her baby bump and breathing heavily.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney, are you okay?\u201d I dashed to her, worried. \u201cShould I call the doctor?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cGordon\u2026my water\u2026it\u2026it broke,\u201d she whispered heavily, and that\u2019s when I noticed the floor beneath her. It was wet. \u201cTake me to the hospital, Gordon\u2026Please!\u201d she cried.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus!\u201d I panicked. \u201cI\u2019ll get the car started. Just hang on a sec, honey.\u201d<\/p>\n

I ran to our car, grabbing the keys from the bowl on the living room shelf. I opened the car door, then rushed back inside to help Debra.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, honey. We\u2019ll reach the hospital in no time. Okay, we\u2019ve got this.\u201d I was comforting her as her labor pains began. I was terrified and nervous. I was praying everything would be fine.<\/p>\n

After we made it to the car and Debra got inside, I locked her door and rushed to take my seat. Then my phone rang. It was my mom\u2019s nurse, Marla, calling me. My mother had been diagnosed with a progressive cardiac condition, and due to her illness, she was confined to bed rest.<\/p>\n

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Worried, I answered the phone, and Marla\u2019s voice on the other end of the line broke me from inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cGordon,\u201d she said in a weak voice. \u201cYour mom\u2026 She had a heart attack, so I took her to the hospital. The doctors say there is little hope she\u2019ll make it\u2026 Your mother is dying. I think you should be here as soon as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJesus, Jesus!\u201d I exhaled a sigh. Why was everything happening at the same time? I was ripped to shreds and didn\u2019t know what to do. On the one hand, there was Debra, who was in labor, and on the other, there was my mother.<\/p>\n

I went inside the car, tears in my eyes, and told Debra everything. I couldn\u2019t hide it from her, anyway. She saw my face and asked me what was wrong. And I blurted everything out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom is dying, honey. She had a heart attack, and Marla\u2019s asking me to be there as soon as possible. I am so nervous. I \u2013 I don\u2019t know what to do\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHoney,\u201d Debra said. \u201cCall a taxi. I\u2019ll go by myself\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d I was taken aback. \u201cNo, we can\u2019t do that!\u201d. She was drenched in sweat and moaning in pain. \u201cLook at you. It\u2019s just not\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have time, honey\u2026Ahh\u2026call the taxi now, Gordon. Your mom needs you. You are a son first, then a husband. I will manage. Your mom\u2026she\u2026\u201d Her pain was becoming worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m calling the taxi. Oh, God!\u201d<\/p>\n

Thankfully, I got a taxi soon, and I instructed the driver to take Debra to the hospital safely. My hands shook as I drove to my mother\u2019s hospital, and my tears wouldn\u2019t stop. My heart was racing, wondering about Debra\u2019s condition and if our baby would be alright.<\/p>\n

As I arrived at the hospital, I saw Marla sitting outside her ward. \u201cMarla? Where\u2019s mom? What happened?\u201d I asked her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe physicians are with her, but they are not optimistic\u2026\u201d was all she said.<\/p>\n

I sat outside the ward, praying mom would be okay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know you\u2019ll get better soon, Mom. You\u2019ll be a grandmother soon,\u201d I kept telling myself. But not long after, the doctors emerged from the emergency room with bad news.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sincerely apologize. We couldn\u2019t save her.\u201d<\/p>\n

My mom passed away that morning due to cardiac arrest. I couldn\u2019t stop crying, and Marla tried to console me, but it was pointless. I couldn\u2019t keep my tears from falling.<\/p>\n

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Suddenly, my phone\u2019s ring distracted me. \u201cYes?\u201d I said, and I could hear a sweet crying sound in the background.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney,\u201d said Debra on the other end of the call. \u201cWe had a daughter. She\u2019s stunning. You\u2019re a father now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

At that moment, I wasn\u2019t sure whether I should be happy or sad. \u201d That\u2019s great news honey,\u201d I managed to say. Then I told her with a heavy heart, \u201cMom\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not, Gordon. She\u2019s with us,\u201d Debra replied softly, and I had no idea what she meant until my phone pinged with a message.<\/p>\n

Debra sent me a picture of our baby girl, and I cried even harder. Our little baby girl looked so much like her grandmother.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoesn\u2019t she look like your mom?\u201d Debra asked.<\/p>\n

With my eyes filled with tears, I said, \u201cShe does.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as my wife\u2019s water broke, I got a call from my mother\u2019s nurse, and she told me my mom was dying. I was torn and forced to make a difficult decision. The day Debra found out she was pregnant was one of those days that I will cherish for the rest of my life. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19334,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327\/revisions\/19334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}