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So Unfair

Thoughts go out to a dear family friend who lost her baby this morning. She was seven months pregnant. Something went terribly wrong very quickly, apparently, and doctors did a c-section. Services are likely to be this weekend.

I don't know much more than that. That's enough, though. It seems like I've heard way too many of these stories lately, of lost babies. Of lost hopes and dreams.

She and her husband have a son who's about 3 years old, and I'm guessing he was just figuring out that he was to have a baby brother or sister soon. How will they explain to him why the baby won't grow up. How will they explain to him why Mommy and Daddy are so sick and sad. How will he begin to understand this senselessness when we adults don't.

I just hope people have sense enough not to tell them things like "well at least you have your son." Or all those other dumb things people say when they're trying to be helpful and comforting yet don't have any idea how to.

K and B and little B...we love you.

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