I heard one of the saddest stories yesterday!

One of my customers came to my house to pick up something she ordered. My son was in his walker and she asked how old he was. I told her 7 months and she responded...that's how old my son WOULD have been. So I said, I'm so sorry. And she began telling me the story about how her whole pregnancy was a nightmare. She learned early on her baby had short limb and than it just got worse from there. The baby had water on the brain and the dr's were not even sure if the organs were developing correctly. She had a problem with her fluid level, the sac was detaching and she became very ill. Eventually after going to 3 different dr's and 6 months of pregnancy the dr's told her the baby was going to be severely disabled IF it survives and there is a chance that if she continues with the pregnancy it could cause her to become severely ill if not life threatening. So at 6 months, she had to make the decision to have them "take" the baby. I was so shocked listening to her story. She said there were no hereditary defects on either her or her husbands side and the dr's just really had no idea why this happened to her. It has only been a few months but she seemed very positive in trying for another baby sometime soon. At the same time I felt so blessed having TJ and he being healthy, hearing her story puts things into perspective that we are not all as fortunate and that although life does not always run as perfectly as we planned, we are capable of getting through the toughest of times. I was just so heartbroken for this woman....

Message edited 11/3/2007 7:02:45 PM.

Re: I heard one of the saddest stories yesterday!

That poor woman. I wish no one ever had to feel that pain.

Re: I heard one of the saddest stories yesterday!

What a sad story..i'm so thankfu and blessed with my