How a Baby Saved the Lives of One Family During a Tornado
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm the most blessed woman on Earth." -Debbie McIntosh
(Piner, KY)—Angela Praiswater gave birth to her first child, Aedan, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. That, in itself, isn't unique. What made her experience noteworthy is that she delivered her baby in the midst of an evacuation in the hospital during a tornado. (Source WLWT/NBC)
"We, along with one other person, was [sic] delivering at the time," said Praiswater. "The sirens were going off. The windows were all open at the time." [Note: windows are often opened during a tornadic storm to alleviate pressure in a building.]
According to Angela's father, Adam Praiswater, who had gone to the hospital with other family members to be at the birth, the timing was Providential. While they were at the hospital a pear tree was uprooted and impaled the trailer they lived in.
"It's God's perfect timing," he said. "He had him come on that day just to save us."
Said Debbie McIntosh, the grandmother of the new baby, "God blessed us. We all could've been home, and we could be planning funerals instead of [a] celebration. As far as I'm concerned, I'm the most blessed woman on earth."
