She thought she was expecting seven babies; an eighth was born.

He pointed to the incubators.

“You’ve given the world eight miracles. But the eighth one is special. He appeared where no one expected him.”

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The moment my world began anew
I looked at my eighth  child again.

As I watched him, I thought of everything we had just been through: the months of fear, the sleepless nights, the pain, and the uncertainty.

Seven  children had already come into the world. Everyone thought the story ended there.

But with this eighth cry, everything began all over again

 

 

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