The Ahousaht First NationB次元官网网址檚 newest member made an epic grand entrance last week.
Unwilling to wait another two months for his due date, Troy Johnson Atleo Jr. entered the world on an Ahousaht dock on Family Day, Feb. 18.
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B次元官网网址淭he experience was scary. It all happened so quick. I was in shock with how he arrived,B次元官网网址� mom Kazz Thomas-Atleo told the Black Press Media from Victoria, where Jr. is doing well at the Victoria General HospitalB次元官网网址檚 neonatal intensive care unit.
There is no hospital in the small island community, located a roughly 30-minute boat ride away from Tofino. Tofino General Hospital has not offered obstetrical services since 2008.
Kazz and her husband, Troy Thomas-Atleo, had planned to welcome their new baby at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, but werenB次元官网网址檛 expecting him to arrive nine weeks early.
B次元官网网址淢y plan was for, in four to five weeks, to move to Nanaimo to wait to have my son, but he obviously couldnB次元官网网址檛 waitB次元官网网址e was actually born on the back of his dadB次元官网网址檚 delivery work truck. I was on a stretcher.B次元官网网址�
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She said she began having contractions around 7 a.m. and initially believed she was just having routine pains, but the pain continued to become stronger and more frequent. She was about to begin preparing breakfast when she realized she was bleeding. First responders were immediately called and Kazz was told it was time to head out.
B次元官网网址淚 tried going downstairs to get ready and couldnB次元官网网址檛. They got a stretcher and carried me out to the back of the truck and we drove down MattieB次元官网网址檚 dock and was ready to get carried off. I yelled, B次元官网网址楤abyB次元官网网址檚 coming out! He pretty much just came out in my PJs on the board in his sack.B次元官网网址�
She said there were no tools around to cut the umbilical cord, so responders who had arrived used a shoelace to tie it off and the team rode the boat to Tofino.
B次元官网网址淚t was scary. I heard him cry and they passed him to me and they carried me to the boat. He was crying in my arms, moving around the whole way down to Tofino.B次元官网网址�
They made it to Tofino General Hospital where she and her new son received care for several hours before being transported to Victoria.
She has since been discharged, but her son was still being treated there on Sunday night.
B次元官网网址淢y son is doing amazing,B次元官网网址� beamed Kazz, adding sheB次元官网网址檚 excited to bring him home to Ahousaht to meet his five older siblings. B次元官网网址淭roy Jr. has a big family waiting at home to meet him.B次元官网网址�
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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