OT - but a prayer would be nice

itsjust4me
on 8/15/08 12:13 am - MD

Hi all,

I work and go to school with a woman friend who after carrying her baby to term and delivering has lost her 2 day old infant. She said the baby stopped moving. She had an emergency c-section and the baby did poorly since the delivery. They sent him to Hopkins but he continued to deteriorate.

If you could please say a prayer for Magna and her family it would be wonderful. She is really being strong and says she is all cried out. I just can not even imagine the pain she is in.

Kim

Teri Y.
on 8/15/08 12:16 am - MD

RNY on 07/18/08

OMG, my heart goes out to Magna! As a mother of 3, I would be devastated. I can't even imagine what she is going through. I will definitely say a prayer for her and her family.

Teri

**Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain.**

itsjust4me
on 8/15/08 6:09 pm - MD

RNY on 02/27/07

Teri,

Thank you so much. I am just going to be there for her when she needs me. She is still in shock. They are saying she is quiet and not wanting to talk. Still her family says she is not crying. She says she has no more to cry.

So sad.

Kim

Darla P.
on 8/15/08 12:16 am - Timonium, MD

RNY on 07/05/07

Prayers headed up: Hope they help

Darla

itsjust4me
on 8/15/08 6:10 pm - MD

RNY on 02/27/07

Thank you Darla.

The family can use all the prayers we have.

Kim

(deactivated member)
on 8/15/08 12:21 am - Millersville, MD

having experienced something similar at 28 weeks, i can understand some of what she's feeling. sadly, it's a staged grief that will likely include a period of blaming herself.

my husband later told me that the counselor at the hospital instructed him to instruct my friends and family that i needed understanding, not advice/solutions. so, be there to support her feelings, but try to refrain from trying to say things you think will make her feel better.

and definitely prayers said!

itsjust4me
on 8/15/08 6:11 pm - MD

RNY on 02/27/07

I don't know how a person could say anything to make her feel better. I think anything would sound trite.

Thanks for the prayers.

Kim

(deactivated member)
on 8/16/08 7:49 am - Millersville, MD

it does! but peopel mean well. they get nervous and blurt stuff out. even for those of us with deep faith, comments like "he's with God now" are not well-received.