Fire and Rescue. Another Thank You.

Last Saturday, Glen went into work late. He has his day shift crew stay a little longer so that Glen and I could to the Spruce Grove Fire Services. It was difficult to arrange a meeting as Glen and the Paramedics that were on-call when Daysha was born, work the exact shift as Glen but we finally got the opportunity to say our thanks.

Our thanks go to Rob, Gary and Captain Mclain. They were a part of Daysha’s birth story as they stood by with their support and guidance as my midwife, Cathy and friend, Jen, worked diligently to ensure Daysha’s health after she was born refusing to breathe on her own.

In my eyes, as I lay on the floor, I could see the intensity in the room. I could see Rob standing near me watching over my daughter who was lying on the bed. I could hear Gary say she was coming around, I could hear the Captain running to bring warm towels to wrap her in. I heard them ask how I was doing and I told them to just look after my girl. I had yet to see her so before they left with her, I grabbed Rob’s leg and asked him “please, let me see her”. As soon as I saw her eyes, I teared up as I am doing now. They took her and my husband safely in the ambulance to the University where they would wait for me. I was exhausted.

Thank you for your quick response, your safe transportation of our daughter, your comforting words and your belief in the strength of my baby. Thank you for giving space for my midwife to work and holding off on intubating her, having faith that she would come around. It means more than words can say, that you took the time to bring me my baby girl so that I could see her as I would have if the circumstances were right. Thank you Captain for giving my mom a hug and telling her it was alright. Thank you all, for comforting my husband and letting him be with his daughter the entire time. And thank you for letting us come back with our family to visit you once again, letting Ethan play on the trucks, and giving them both a bear to keep. It means a lot.



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