The year was 1999, it was December and everyone was worried about Y2k. Would our digital world come to a silent halt as the date in the computers changed to 2000? Would the world be in complete chaos as every automated product stopped working from one change in a number at midnight on January 1? That was the backdrop for how the world looked on December 4, 1999. I personally was a college student just trying to make it through my last semester of classes before the birth of my first baby. I was sitting at home in my apartment on December 4, 1999 trying to get some work done. I had sent my husband to the grocery store to buy some food, so you know I must not have been feeling pretty bad because I wasn't out shopping with him. Actually, my feet were swollen to the size of an NBA basketball player's and it was extremely uncomfortable for me to walk around due to both the feet swelling and all of the Braxton Hicks contractions that I was experiencing. Healthwise, this was my worst ...
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