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ROPER ST. FRANCIS MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL
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oy and Dulcilene Wint were already raising a teen- ager and a toddler. As their
youngest one continued to grow up, they considered adding a little brother or sister to the clan. “Let’s try one more time,” Dulci
recalled saying. Trying took about a year. After many frustrating months, Dulci discovered the good news. “I was so happy,” she remembered.
“When it finally happened, I was really, really happy.” “I was excited. We’d been trying for
a year,” Roy added. “When we found out it was a girl, I was excited.” Roy is a stepfather to Yasmine,
now 16. Together, Roy and Dulci had Daniel, now 4. Late at night on Jan. 2, 2011,
Dulci began to feel some cramping. She decided to let Roy sleep as she packed their bags. “Time goes by. It’s 12:30 and I re-
alized my contractions were getting worse,” she said. By 2 a.m., with the pain “almost unbearable,” Dulci decided to wake Roy. Around 4 a.m., the couple left for Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital. By 7:31 a.m.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare moved into the baby-welcoming business at 3500 Highway 17 North in November 2010.
on Jan. 3, Isabelle had arrived – at 7 pounds, 4 ounces. She quickly grabbed her parents’ hearts. “She was a very easy baby, a very
sweet baby. She smiles all the time,” Dulci gushed. “If you make eye contact with Isa- belle, she’s going to smile,” said Roy. Te Wints praised the Roper St.
Francis Mount Pleasant staff for a wonderful experience. “I was very pleased with the whole
process, from the time I got there to the time I left the hospital,” said Dulci. She recalled a kind nurse, Mi- chelle, who helped her each step of the way. Dulci even loved the food. “I felt like I was in a hotel, to be honest,” she said. Because Isabelle was Roper St.
Francis Mount Pleasant’s first baby of the year, the staff sent her home with extra goodies. Dulci believes Mount Pleasant Magazine’s first baby stork basket will be special for one Mount Pleasant family. Roper St. Francis Healthcare, with established hospitals in downtown Charleston and West Ashley, moved into the baby-welcoming business in Mount Pleasant in November 2010. “Roper St. Francis felt it was important to establish a stronger
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