A Look Back to a Beginning
November 2002
The nurse had barely begun her shift when another newborn was brought into the NICU. Premature, small, and overall not in the best shape, not unlike the other infants she cared for on a daily basis, but for some reason she couldn’t explain she was drawn to that baby girl. It wasn’t that the baby didn’t have a family to care for her, she had seen many come in the same way, but even as her shift came to an end and she went home to her family, she couldn’t get that baby girl off of her mind.
Days went by, and the nurse watched the girl, with the odds against her, fighting to get stronger. After just a couple weeks she brought the idea on her mind up to her husband. “Oh honey, I know this is crazy, but you haven’t seen her. There’s just something about her. She doesn’t have anyone, but I’ve been taking care of her and she is a fighter. She’s struggling so much, but I can see it. She wants to take on the world, and I want us to be the ones to help her. I just know it, I know she’s supposed to be ours.” Soon enough, early into the new year, everything was official, they could bring their daughter home.
“Hey buddy, come here, there’s someone your mom and I want you to meet.”
The 10 year old walked into the room his parents were in, and it certainly wasn’t anything he would have expected, but little did he know that moment would become one of the most important moments of his life. His mom looked to the tiny baby in her arms, then to him with the soft, warm smile he knew as an instant comfort. “Kasper, meet Ketziah, your baby sister. You’re her big brother, so it’s always going to be your job to look out for her.