James Dukes was at home one day when suddenly, he heard his mom screaming.
"I was screaming and my son ran in the room. 'Mom, are you OK?' I'm like, ‘Nooo!’ " his mom, Kenyarda, recalled.
Kenyarda was going into labor. There wasn't any time to go to the hospital, and her husband was at work. That's when James' instincts kicked into high gear, like when Mark Stonis delivered his wife's baby using a shoelace.
“I called 911. They told me what to do. To get towels and wrap the baby up,” James said. With the help of a 911 dispatcher, 11-year-old James delivered his new baby brother, Royal Dukes.
"Words can't express how proud I am. He is the epitome of when you tell your son that 'you’re the man of the house, so you have to take care of those responsibilities,' and he did it to a 'T,' " his father said.
“I've never heard of anything like this. I think James is very special," said Dr. Eric Brown, the man who was supposed to deliver Royal. “The baby is doing fantastic. As you can see, his young doctor is taking very good care of him.”
The reason James didn't hesitate to act quick? He didn't want to see his mom hurting. “I don't like people hurting or down or anything. So I want to fix them and help them,” he said.
Although he hadn't considered it before, James now plans to become a doctor when he grows up. Dr. Brown is happy to help.
“I'm anticipating James to spend some time with me at the office, and we'll help James make his dream come true to be a physician,” Dr. Brown said.
"My son was brave. He didn't shake. He didn't budge. I was like, ‘Oh my God! Somebody help me.’ He did a wonderful job and I’m proud of him," Kenyarda said.
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