“My Mommy Has Been Sleeping for Three Days”—A Six-Year-Old Arrived at the Hospital With Newborn Twins in a Wheelbarrow

The girl crossed the room slowly.

She had run toward the hospital doors only in the way a child could move while pushing a heavy load.

Now, with nothing to carry, she seemed unsure what to do with her hands.

Clara lifted a weak arm.

Chloe came close enough for her mother to touch the back of the clean shirt the hospital had provided.

“I took the babies,” she whispered.

“I know.”