Thursday, February 26, 2009

A message in a miscarriage

A message in a miscarriageAt the eight-week ultrasound, it was apparent even before the doctor said anything definitive.

I looked at the monitor and there was just a space in a little black hole. I kept hoping as she moved the wand that she would stumble upon our child hiding, but no. No heartbeat, I heard her say. I must have turned pale because she told me to lean back. I held my husband's hand and then buried my head in his shoulder.

"It's called a missed miscarriage," she said. "Your body still thinks it is pregnant."

"Are you sure?" I asked her too many times.

And she was.

Full story:
http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2009-02-23-49682.113116_A_message_in_a_miscarriage.html


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