It’s stories like this that force you to put your world in perspective. Here’s the story of a mom who brought her beautiful son into the world this week.
Her son was overdue. She posted on a message board in her Due Date Club that she was going in to be induced. She was a little worried because her son wasn’t engaged and she wasn’t sure how the labor would go, but said that they’d all be finding out very soon. She ended up having an emergency c-section. After that she was in Critical Care. Her baby is fine. Eight pounds, six ounces. But Mom was in danger. She had trouble breathing and had problems with her heart. This is all I know. No major details. The medical staff was trying to get a line to her heart, but wasn’t very successful. They were giving her all kinds of fluids, but she was in trouble.
Her best friend posted on another message board that she needed everyone’s prayers. Another friend posted in her Due Date Club the messages her best friend was posting on another board.
The next post from her best friend read…
“I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to post.
I just don’t really know what or how to tell you guys…
She’s gone. My best friend is gone.”
This was her second child. She leaves behind her husband, her daughter, and her newborn son. Dealing with the loss of a child is tough, but how does a family deal with this kind of loss? I can’t even imagine. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
This is the second occasion within about a year’s time that I’m hearing of a mother dying after childbirth. The last happened here where I live, in this state. It was the cousin of my brother-in-law’s girlfriend. I don’t really know what went wrong in her case either. She gave birth to her first child, had a fever after delivery, and died the next day.
It just doesn’t seem real, that with all of today’s technology, sometimes things still don’t go right and we lose women in/after childbirth. To make it through this process of bringing a life into the world where mom and baby both make it out healthy IS TRULY A MIRACLE.
Yes, babies are born every day and it’s a common occurance, but I’ve once heard the miracle of birth being referred to as “The Common Miracle” - no matter how often it happens around the world each day - each and EVERY birth IS a miracle and a blessing. One that I will never take for granted.
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