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Special Delivery in the Intensive Care Unit
… were healthy. Her sons, Fillip, 4, and Leif, 2, were born close to home at Pocono Medical Center (now Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono ). But this pregnancy was different. She was suffering from severe morning sickness and dehydration and in … 2, Nowak was in excruciating pain. Joe drove her to LVH–Cedar Crest, where doctors discovered an obstructed kidney stone 1 centimeter in size (larger than 1/3-inch). The next morning she woke with a raging fever, low blood pressure, a rapid heartbeat and trouble breathing – all …