So I was wrong about what the topic of this post was going to be.
I just found out that someone I know's sister, who was pregnant, just learned that the baby died in utero...
I dunno what to say about that. It's just wrong. I mean, I know that there was likely a good reason for it, like there was something wrong with the baby, and had it survived it would have had problems it's whole life or something, but still.
This is the kind of thing that just makes you stop and think, and they ain't happy thoughts.
I won't claim a deep emotional attachment to the people involved. I'm just getting to know the girl, and I've never met the sister, but I tend to be pretty empathic and... it just sucks.
It's doubly painful because she and I have been talking about pending aunt-hood, etc because it's something we have in common. See, my sister is due anytime now with her first child.
And I just think, god, what if I got this news? Just thinking about it makes me want to knock on every piece of wood within a ten miles radius. I would be devastated and my sister and her husband... jesus, I can't even imagine.
And I don't want to either, stop it!
I cannot imagine how we as a species managed to get this far, if this can happen in this day and age of modern medicine and technology.
I just dunno.
Holl, if you happen to stumble over this outer monologue, as I told you already, my wishes are with you and yours.
Posted by Campbell at March 26, 2004 04:37 PM