Myla Lopez was hoping for a natural delivery. Although she was expecting twins, her pregnancy had been mostly uneventful. At 36-weeks, thoughts of what the delivery would be like and how things would play out were a natural part of the process. But the scenario that actually unfolded was nothing she could have ever predicted.
Myla remembers complaining of a headache one evening when her husband Joel got home from work. That’s the last memory she has before waking up in Sunnybrook several days later. The time she doesn’t recall are the very moments Joel will never forget: her becoming unresponsive, the 9-1-1 call, and learning the blood clot that had developed in her brain could be fatal. It was a brutal moment, broken only by the hope that a diverse team at Sunnybrook could change the course of events.
Watch the video to see how it all unfolded. It was truly a marvel of timing, medicine and teamwork that turned this critical emergency into a holiday miracle. It’s a reminder to all of us to enjoy every moment.
Happy holidays to all.
