“Not one nurse, doctor, aid or patient has ever bragged about their close encounter with the future Messiah.”
It’s not like he was born with a halo. They didn’t know he was the future president at the time. I wonder how well you will remember a random stranger who crossed your path today 40 years from now.
I’ve had a few children and the oldest is almost 40. I can remember quite a bit about my experience in the hospital after having each one. If a black baby had been born to a white mother and a very black father believe me it would have stood out in my mind. Ever see parents and grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins crowded around a nursery window? My daughter stood out from the other babies because she was born with a head of black curly hair. The nurses put ribbons in her hair every day. Believe it or not, many a nurse came by my room to see who the mother was who gave birth to that little girl with all the black curls.
Oh, please! My daughter is 31 years old now. After she was born my wife was in a "semi-private" (as opposed to barracks) room with four beds with new mothers for several days. I remember one of the couples from that time because something stood out about them. They were reporters for the NY Times.
Three years before that I was in that same hospital for a time, also in a semi-private. I can still tell stories about some of the people who went in and out of that room while I was there.
ML/NJ