Haydée’s Story by Haydée Copati
At the end of 2014, my neighbour, a young woman of 30 years old called Julieta told me she was pregnant. It would be her first child so naturally she and her husband were very excited.
Some months later, they found out that it was a girl. When I asked Julieta about the name of the baby, she told me some names they were thinking of and she then added: “We also thought about choosing Catalina.” which is Kathleen in English. As soon as I heard this, from the bottom of my heart I felt the strong desire that the baby would be called after Kathleen Kilbane.
Some days later, Julieta told me that they had made up their minds and that the baby would be called Catalina. So, their beloved little girl was named while still in the womb. Deep inside I had the sensation that their decision had been due to Kathleen’s – let’s call it - “influence,” something quite ‘natural’ for me to believe as similar situations have happened more than once.
Catalina was born Tuesday, 9th June 2015 at 7 pm. Julieta and her husband couldn’t believe their eyes, they were over the moon! But suddenly, Julieta became pale and, in a few minutes, lost consciousness. She was bleeding to death. She was rushed to the operating theatre.
After fighting for her life for 5 long hours, Julieta recovered, “miraculously.” This is how the doctors explained the situation, the very word they used. As a consequence of that episode, Julieta won’t be able to have more children, but she will live to see her beautiful Catalina growing up, the treasure girl who delights everyone who meets her.
I know that some people will find it difficult to see this story as a miraculous intervention of Kathleen. However, I do believe that it was. Julieta was saved thanks to Kathleen's intercession. I consider it a grace coming through her.
