Telling my five-year-old about the day she almost died

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I was reading a book to my daughter, Norah, about different animals and what their first days of life are like. At the end of the book was this question: what was your first day like?

Norah was in pink and black Minnie Mouse pajamas. We were both sitting on her bed. My back was against the wall, legs stretched out flat in front of me. Norah was snug…