Posted by DAisym on October 19, 2007, at 14:30:34
In reply to Re: To Babblers » happyflower, posted by B2chica on October 19, 2007, at 14:06:17
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. The death of a baby is so tragic. I have a story for you to think about sometime in the future.
I have a good friend who is a nurse. A long time ago, when she was in nursing school, she was doing her rotations and was in the newborn nursery on an evening shift. A baby was born - and he looked completely healthy but he died a short time later. My friend was very upset because she couldn't save him. (This was before the days of knowing about chromosones, etc.) She was so upset that she stayed in school an extra 8 years and became a PhD neontal nurse and her research has since saved thousands of babies. About 10 years after that night, she was again working in the newborn nursery. A mom came in, having her 5th child and she recognized the name on the chart. She went into the room and said to the mom, "I'm sure you don't remember me but I was here the night your oldest son was born and died. I want you to know that I believe with all my heart that he was sent here to show me what my path in life was supposed to be." My nurse friend and this mom cried together.
It is hard to get through these painful experiences but no life, however briefly lived, is meaningless.
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