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He drooped as hours
Lingered
Without any
News.
He tried to read but
Worry clogged his
Views.
He paced awhile but
Found his feet too heavy
As his hope grew
Weak.
The moments stretched
Their languid
Endless
Streak.
“It’s done,”
A soft voice filtered
To him
Through the mist.
“She’s resting comfortably.
So is your newborn son.”
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Na'ama Yehuda 
Oh so beautiful… The stress of the father not being allowed in the room to know what’s going on!
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Yeah … very much so … And of so many families, past and present, waiting to hear news from operating rooms while loved ones are under the knife, and nowadays, waiting to hear from hospitals and nursing homes and all the other places they are not allowed in due to pandemic regulations … May all have good news coming to them!
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So true. Especially in this past year. Yes. May all have good news coming to them.
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Amen, amen, amen!
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xoxo
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Nice one, Na’ama, love the form
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🙂 Thank you ceayr! 🙂
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You kept me worrying with him… Right up to the good news. I didn’t know what to expect. Great.
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Thanks! I’m glad you liked it, and that the worry was communicated. It is such a difficult thing, to wait this way! And so many do … not always with the same results. May more get great news! Thanks for reading and commenting! Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’kara,
It makes me happy that my husband was present for all three of our sons’ births. He was a terrific labor coach. Having said that, I’ll say your description in 57 words was apt and tangible. I felt that way during various surgeries my parents had. (May their memories be a blessing.)
Shalom,
Rochelle
Psst, mine is here: https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/12/20/weekend-writing-prompt-languid/
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Yes, they allow more support in the delivery rooms nowadays than they had before, even for C-sections, but not for emergency surgery, where family is told to wait outside … left to hold the worry and unknown … In almost all emergency situations, but certainly a lot with labor and delivery, which even nowadays is a time of great risk to the life of the mother (and the baby). Like happened to someone I know with placenta previa mid-labor, which had her rushed to the operating room with high risk to both her and the baby. They were both saved. Her uterus was not. The panicked worry and utter helplessness of loved ones left to pray and hope and wait for news while dreading news … If it got communicated, then I’m gratified.
XOXO
Na’ama
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Been there, done that – I wasn’t allowed in for my first one!
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Ah! Yes, times did change, though even today family may be relegated to the waiting room if an emergency happens and the laboring woman needs to be taken to the operating room for life-saving measures (I described such one case in my response to Rochelle, but I know of numerous, and not all of them with double good news…). That waiting is the worst!
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In my case, it was simply not the done thing back then and fortunately there were no complications. But I remember it like it was yesterday not 47 years ago!
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I bet you do! And … I know, it wasn’t done. Such a missed opportunity for so many dads (and moms) to be together in such a momentous time!
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So beautiful, and tense too
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Thank you Jude!
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My pleasure 🌼
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