I was in labor for 18 hours. At one point, the obstetrician asked me: “Cátia, will you tell me about your own birth?” And I broke down into tears. I started remembering my story of rejection, and I told her that my mom had nearly died. I was in the bathtub when she said: “Well, I am going out now and you will tell your daughter that your story with her will be different.” As I cried, I started talking to Marrie. And soon after that she was born.