Essay On My Hero's Journey

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This is the beginning of a journey that welcomes new life into the world. It all started on a Thursday, December 18th 2014. Elias was ready to see the world and Nakona was ready to give birth and see him. Nakona started laboring at 6:00 a.m. She busted into my room and woke me up asking me to take care of Lillian, their two old daughter, until she was picked up. Brandon, her husband, just finished a meeting when Nakona called to tell him she was in labor. Brandon came home and took care of Nakona until the midwife arrived. I couldn’t believe that this was really happening and that I would see Elias that day. The Midwife arrived and started setting up the birthing pool in the living room. I had no clue what to do! Nakona was walking around the house trying to get through each contraction. When we began filling up the birthing pool it was a challenge. We had to heat up …show more content…

Evelyn got to the hospital and helped Nakona to a birthing room. She did a cervical exam on Nakona to see how far she had dilated. Nakona was beyond eight centimeters and could not receive an Epidural. Then the midwife put a peanut ball between Nakona’s legs to give them a break because they were shaking. A few minutes later Nakona told them to move the peanut ball. After they removed the ball she screamed, “I NEED TO PUSH!” Nakona got on her knees and held onto the head of the hospital bed and began to push. I had never heard her scream so loud in my life! Elias was coming but his head was stuck. Evelyn handed me a squirt bottle filled with olive oil. She said that it was to be applied around the baby’s head so that the mother wouldn’t rip as easily. Nakona gave a big push and Elias started to come out more. Then his head popped out! Next his shoulder came out and then the rest of his body. It was the most beautiful sight in the world! I have never felt that way about anything in my life before as I heard his first

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