CHAPTER 112 Waiting for Hope

The days stretched into an agonising wait for David and Emily as they sat on the edge of uncertainty, their hearts heavy with dread. Each moment seemed to drag on endlessly, the weight of their worry pressing down on them like a suffocating blanket. Finally, the day of the appointment arrived, and David and Emily found themselves sitting in the stark doctor's office, their hands tightly clasped together in a silent prayer for good news. The doctor entered the room, her expression solemn as she delivered the news that would shatter their world. "I'm sorry to say that your baby's condition is more serious than we initially thought. He will require surgery to repair the defect." Emily's breath caught in her throat as the words sank in, a knot of fear tightening in her chest. Surgery? The thought of their precious baby undergoing such a risky procedure filled her with a bone-deep terror. "What are the risks?" David's voice was barely a whisper, his eyes filled with anguish as h