I rushed all the way to the hospital. Then I rushed into the emergency room with Liana in my arms. The doctor instructed the nurses to put Liana on the bed and push her into the operating room.

I paced anxiously back and forth outside the operating room, silently blaming myself for not taking her with me earlier. I couldn't imagine what I would do if I did lose her.

Time passed very slowly. As each painful second passed, I heard a soft sound. I turned my head and saw that the red ...