“I sent for Elodie. She was the most advanced in laboring at the time, but word came back that she was sick with the black lung and couldn’t help.” Elodie died of the black lung the year I was born, then my mother became the village midwife. This must have been the event that started her career!
This writing is pretty juvenile and overly obvious. Also if her mom became the village midwife because of that then how were they hurting for money and food. Midwives are in demand. Maybe she’s a shitty midwife.
