A shower of miracles for Baby Gunnar

Editor's Note: The following story was originally published in the Northstar Catholic newspaper. It is being provided here by the author.His arrival into this world was anything but smooth. In fact, Vincent Gunnar Persson Castro's entrance to this world was quite tumultuous. From the moment he drew his first breath as a newborn, he had to fight for dear life. While still in his mother's tummy, Hilma had some complications with her pregnancy. When it came time for his birth, his mother was induced for labor but this proved unsuccessful. When delivery time finally came, it was not without a painful and lengthy labor before he was finally born. And even after his birth, he was fed intravenously as he could not even suckle his mom's breast milk. For the first seven days of his new existence, his life was in the balance as he awaited a much-needed surgery.

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