I'd Rather Be Healed Illegally Than Die Legally
it’s a boy I will name him Victor (after my guardian angel) and if it’s a girl, I will name her Victoria”. Thank God, she was a girl! I don’t think I would have stuck with the name Victor anyway. Her name would later reveal just how Victorious she really is.
At her one-month checkup at the Pediatrician’s office, they told me “like any good parent”, I should go ahead and proceed with her immunization shots, which I did so. It was like I was guilted into it. In fact, I was crying before the appointment even began because I did not want anyone to inject needles into my newborn baby. More so, I also did my research on vaccines and quite honestly, I wish I had done things differently. At the time, I thought I was doing what was best for my baby but in the back of my mind, I was thinking about my sister in law and her younger brother, who was affected by the Mercury in immunizations. However, the doctor reassured me that there is 1 in 30,000 chance there would be seizures because of the immunization shots.
Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was becoming a first-time mother at Crawford Long Memorial hospital. I was born there, my mom was born there; It’s a tradition.
Although I may have selected a different hospital provided I knew what would unfold that morning. It’s odd because no one wanted to come and see us in downtown Atlanta, Georgia because of 9/11 and now looking back, I am sitting here, typing her story, alone once again in the hospital. Maybe it was a small glimpse into what would later become “our normal”.
Later that evening, I finally delivered a healthy 7 lb. 15 oz baby girl. In fact, the hospital nurses suggested that I name my new bundle of joy something related to the events of that horrific day. I politely declined as her name was already picked out on 11/2/91, when I met my guardian angel. I was just 12 years old at the time and I said way back then “when I have a baby, if it’s a boy I will name him Victor (after my guardian angel) and if it’s a girl, I will name her Victoria”. Thank God, she was a girl! I don’t think I would have stuck with the name Victor any way. Her name would later reveal just how Victorious she really is.
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