At 20 Weeks Pregnant, An Ultrasound Revealed Something Unthinkable. “Yeah, let me take a shower first,” I responded flatly, paralyzed by excitement, fear and a debilitating wave of grief. This *is* it, I thought, the reality of my situation assaulting the recesses of my brain like a rogue pinball. One of the twins ― Twin A, who was given a beautiful name I still, 10 years later, cannot bring myself to say out loud ― no longer had a heartbeat. Bringing his remains into the world meant facing what I had instinctively avoided for nearly 20 weeks.

Source: Huffington Post June 10, 2024 12:42 UTC