I was in St. John's an hour later. I then had to send a message over the radio on the Gerald S. Doyle news to let Albert know I had arrived. The baby was born on March 12th; it was a girl.

Every morning, after the baby was born, I would listen to the radio to see if the roads were open to go home. This morning I heard on the news that there would be a boat leaving St. John's with food for the people. At the time, Myles Murray was our M.H.A., so I phoned him and he said he would have me on the boat that evening.

When I left the hospital they gave me three disposable diapers, but they only lasted for the trip home. I hated to part with them; I thought they were the best things that were ever invented! But I had to go back to the cloth diapers when I reached home.

The boat was in Bar Haven. I was on her at 10:30 that evening and arrived in Trepassey at nine o'clock the next morning. That was the 27th of March.

I was at home for two weeks before the roads were open in the country, but the children were all excited about the new baby, Donna. It was an experience I will never forget.