Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Everyday Heroes
"Good things happen when you get your priorities straight."
— Scott Caan

A Father's Instinct Breathes Life

A Father's Instinct Breathes Life
As he knelt on the bedroom floor, on the phone with 911, something had gone wrong. When your wife is pregnant, no one tells you, "By the way, she might skip labor, suddenly fall to the floor, and give birth. Oh, and the umbilical cord might be tangled around the baby's neck five times." But that's what happened to Josh Levs. In less than 15 minutes, with only instinct and the 911 operator to guide him, Levs delivers and brings his un-breathing baby to life. He reflects, "When it's up to you to help your kid take his first breaths, you appreciate not only his but your own life in a new way."

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