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The Mental Chalkboard
Solving the “Real” Problem
Kye Hawkins had a textbook pregnancy and a picture-perfect delivery with her son Max. She describes her biggest concerns during her pregnancy as choosing the perfect gender-neutral paint color for the nursery and making sure she had a onesie in every hue. But when Max was born, something wasn’t right, and suddenly the paint color couldn’t have mattered less. Upon his birth, Max was blue and appeared to be full of fluid, and he couldn’t seem to take in a big breath or let out a big cry. After hours that felt like days waiting for answers, Max’s family finally got the news that he had been born with posterior urethral valves (PUV), a rare blockage of the urethra in utero, which resulted in his ...
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