During a conversation with my husband recently, he shared one of the most tragic stories that I have ever heard. I couldn't help but cry and I can't help but to share this with you now. It sounds too unbelievable to be true - almost like an urban legend. My hope is that by sharing this story with you, like me, you will be able to reflect on your own life and find things in it to be grateful for...
The conversation with my husband began something like "You are not going to believe this..." That day, he learned of one of his co-workers recent woes. The conversation began celebratory - she is pregnant with her first child and was in the unique position of sharing this joy with her brother – whose wife was also pregnant with their first child. They learned that their due dates were only weeks apart and planned how their children would be raised together. The brother and sister were very close and were excited that their children would be raised together.
Recently, however, the brother and his wife went on a weekend get-away - to celebrate Valentines. The baby was going to be born in a couple of months and they were going to get away for one last romantic weekend.
I am unclear on the timeline and am not certain if it was right after the trip, or during the trip, however, the wife became ill. Eventually, her fever became high enough that her husband took her to the hospital. She had MRSA, a super-bug Strep infection. They began treating her and discovered a problem with the infant. They prepared for an emergency c-section. The baby was born, but premature and not doing well.
The very ill momma got to hold the baby for a short time before the baby passed away. The new daddy got to console his wife for a few short hours before she passed away.
For obvious reasons, my husband’s co-worker is now having a hard time being around her brother. She holds remorse and embarrassment for her own pregnancy, something that should bring her so much joy. Her brother has lost so much. Their family has lost so much.
My husband’s co-worker went on to say that it all became really eerie at the funeral. In the church that the couple married in, only a year and a half earlier, they were all seated in the same seats as they were in for the wedding...
How can you not hear that story and not be grateful for having so much – even when your “a lot” is so little??? Life is hard. Lessons are hard. We shall overcome. We just need to be strong, especially when our loved ones can’t be. We need to have faith that everything will be okay - we need to find our silver linings and cling to them. We need to find hope where there seems to be none. This family has lost so much. We have so much to be grateful for...What things are you grateful for?
The conversation with my husband began something like "You are not going to believe this..." That day, he learned of one of his co-workers recent woes. The conversation began celebratory - she is pregnant with her first child and was in the unique position of sharing this joy with her brother – whose wife was also pregnant with their first child. They learned that their due dates were only weeks apart and planned how their children would be raised together. The brother and sister were very close and were excited that their children would be raised together.
Recently, however, the brother and his wife went on a weekend get-away - to celebrate Valentines. The baby was going to be born in a couple of months and they were going to get away for one last romantic weekend.
I am unclear on the timeline and am not certain if it was right after the trip, or during the trip, however, the wife became ill. Eventually, her fever became high enough that her husband took her to the hospital. She had MRSA, a super-bug Strep infection. They began treating her and discovered a problem with the infant. They prepared for an emergency c-section. The baby was born, but premature and not doing well.
The very ill momma got to hold the baby for a short time before the baby passed away. The new daddy got to console his wife for a few short hours before she passed away.
For obvious reasons, my husband’s co-worker is now having a hard time being around her brother. She holds remorse and embarrassment for her own pregnancy, something that should bring her so much joy. Her brother has lost so much. Their family has lost so much.
My husband’s co-worker went on to say that it all became really eerie at the funeral. In the church that the couple married in, only a year and a half earlier, they were all seated in the same seats as they were in for the wedding...
How can you not hear that story and not be grateful for having so much – even when your “a lot” is so little??? Life is hard. Lessons are hard. We shall overcome. We just need to be strong, especially when our loved ones can’t be. We need to have faith that everything will be okay - we need to find our silver linings and cling to them. We need to find hope where there seems to be none. This family has lost so much. We have so much to be grateful for...What things are you grateful for?
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