“She was so beautiful in her ultrasounds, yet the doctors would only tell me about how ‘scary’ she would look.”
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“She was so beautiful in her ultrasounds, yet the doctors would only tell me about how ‘scary’ she would look.”
“At first I felt unprepared. At first I felt undeserving. But here I am. First of all, I want to thank my husband. This is only possible because of you and that one night. You know the one.”
“Because while she was thrilled to do a poo from her morning coffee, her children came in and tried to see what was in the toilet bowl and throw their toys down there.”
“I couldn’t bring myself to open my eyes. I knew I was in trouble. I asked for my husband and heard his voice weakly manage to say, ‘I love you.’ He knew I was in trouble, too.”
“You are never, NEVER defined by what a horrible person did to you.”
“Immediately I call my husband. I asked him to meet me at the hospital (still no tears and I don’t understand). The lady informs me my baby boy died 3 days ago.”
“I returned to the States. I started drinking even more. My marriage was falling apart. When I woke up from the coma, I was still hallucinating. The VA had no inpatient treatment facility spot open for me.”
“You’re welcome! Do your part to make a mama’s life easier.”
“2 of which were even born on the same day! This department is on fire!”
“The preeclampsia had its way. She came early, and she came silently. The purple blanket never touched her fragile skin.”