Re: Marietta's update....sad news (Long)

[Guest guest]

Marietta,

I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your baby girls and for all

that you must be feeling. I feel devastated for you. It's

wonderful that you have such a supportive husband. I realize this

is a terrible loss for him as well. I wish you a speedy physical

recovery and hope that the emotional healing will follow right

along. Be gentle with yourself. You'll be in my thoughts.

J.

[Guest guest]

Marietta,

I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your baby girls and for all

that you must be feeling. I feel devastated for you. It's

wonderful that you have such a supportive husband. I realize this

is a terrible loss for him as well. I wish you a speedy physical

recovery and hope that the emotional healing will follow right

along. Be gentle with yourself. You'll be in my thoughts.

J.

[Guest guest]

Marietta,

I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your baby girls and for all

that you must be feeling. I feel devastated for you. It's

wonderful that you have such a supportive husband. I realize this

is a terrible loss for him as well. I wish you a speedy physical

recovery and hope that the emotional healing will follow right

along. Be gentle with yourself. You'll be in my thoughts.

J.

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry for what you went through, my heart goes out to you

and Randy. I am reading your post as tears go down my face. You

are a very brave woman and you will have a baby of your dreams.

Please take time and take care of yourself.

penni

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry for what you went through, my heart goes out to you

and Randy. I am reading your post as tears go down my face. You

are a very brave woman and you will have a baby of your dreams.

Please take time and take care of yourself.

penni

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta

I can't begin to think how you are feeling, but just wanted to send you a big hug. No words seem adequate, but I wanted you to know that there are prayers coming your way from the UK.

Love, M x

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta

I can't begin to think how you are feeling, but just wanted to send you a big hug. No words seem adequate, but I wanted you to know that there are prayers coming your way from the UK.

Love, M x

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta

I can't begin to think how you are feeling, but just wanted to send you a big hug. No words seem adequate, but I wanted you to know that there are prayers coming your way from the UK.

Love, M x

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy,

I am so sorry for the loss you have suffered. My husband and I

suffered a similar loss with our last daughter. I am happy that you

were able to hold your daughter and have her picture and the foot

prints. When we lost our daughter, they gave us all of that too and

they put it in a memory box for us. We found it to be very helpful

with grieving. Please take all of the time that you need to grieve

and don't put any time limits on it. I also wanted to tell you that

I am sorry that I didn't reply to your first message about leaking

water. You were in the thoughts and I even went to my peri (I work

in the same clinic) and asked if there was anything that could be

done for you and he said what your doctors said. I just didn't know

how to tell you that. Again I am so sorry about your loss. If you

ever want to talk you can e-mail me privately if you want at

ggbarker@.... I have been there and know how very hard this is.

Take care and I will be praying for you both.

(((((HUGS)))))

Roxie

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy,

I am so sorry for the loss you have suffered. My husband and I

suffered a similar loss with our last daughter. I am happy that you

were able to hold your daughter and have her picture and the foot

prints. When we lost our daughter, they gave us all of that too and

they put it in a memory box for us. We found it to be very helpful

with grieving. Please take all of the time that you need to grieve

and don't put any time limits on it. I also wanted to tell you that

I am sorry that I didn't reply to your first message about leaking

water. You were in the thoughts and I even went to my peri (I work

in the same clinic) and asked if there was anything that could be

done for you and he said what your doctors said. I just didn't know

how to tell you that. Again I am so sorry about your loss. If you

ever want to talk you can e-mail me privately if you want at

ggbarker@.... I have been there and know how very hard this is.

Take care and I will be praying for you both.

(((((HUGS)))))

Roxie

[Guest guest]

Dear Marrietta and Randy,

I was behind my emails since starting work and never got the chance to reply to your previous email. I am so very sorry for having to make that decision. You are in my thoughts and prayers as I know how difficult this decision has been for you both.

Take your time to grieve and know that we are here for you whenever you need a shoulder to cry on.

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))

Poly

[Guest guest]

Dear Marrietta and Randy,

I was behind my emails since starting work and never got the chance to reply to your previous email. I am so very sorry for having to make that decision. You are in my thoughts and prayers as I know how difficult this decision has been for you both.

Take your time to grieve and know that we are here for you whenever you need a shoulder to cry on.

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))

Poly

[Guest guest]

Dear Marrietta and Randy,

I was behind my emails since starting work and never got the chance to reply to your previous email. I am so very sorry for having to make that decision. You are in my thoughts and prayers as I know how difficult this decision has been for you both.

Take your time to grieve and know that we are here for you whenever you need a shoulder to cry on.

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))

Poly

[Guest guest]

Dear marietta & Randy,

I am so sorry for what you both had to go thru... You are in my thoughts an dprayers

Kristi

"kermit99cdn wrote:

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me several messages.My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he now understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we both could not imagine going through all of this without your support.After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it (Kidneys and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I was on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid leaking even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia) Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures, which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow and move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which could lead to serious medical problems for myself.So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to induce labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me to the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there, before the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as it just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one for us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted to call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and let her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful, letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so very supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding and they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S. So they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a D & C... thank God!!After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we have now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this week. As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone for their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being the special group that you are.Love and Thanks,Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Dear marietta & Randy,

I am so sorry for what you both had to go thru... You are in my thoughts an dprayers

Kristi

"kermit99cdn wrote:

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me several messages.My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he now understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we both could not imagine going through all of this without your support.After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it (Kidneys and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I was on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid leaking even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia) Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures, which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow and move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which could lead to serious medical problems for myself.So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to induce labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me to the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there, before the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as it just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one for us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted to call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and let her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful, letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so very supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding and they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S. So they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a D & C... thank God!!After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we have now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this week. As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone for their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being the special group that you are.Love and Thanks,Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Randy,

Your e-mail saddened me so much - I am so very sorry about the loss of

your little girl - words cannot express how much I feel for you at this

time. I will keep you in my prayers,

With love,

a

-

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Randy,

Your e-mail saddened me so much - I am so very sorry about the loss of

your little girl - words cannot express how much I feel for you at this

time. I will keep you in my prayers,

With love,

a

-

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Randy,

Your e-mail saddened me so much - I am so very sorry about the loss of

your little girl - words cannot express how much I feel for you at this

time. I will keep you in my prayers,

With love,

a

-

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy,

There are no words to say how sorry I am for your loss. As aI read your story, I was in tears. It must have been so awful to go through. I am so glad they were good to you at the hospital. I will be thinking of both of you. Please, when you are up to it, check in and let us know how you are!

Hugs and best wishes,

"kermit99cdn wrote:

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me several messages.My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he now understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we both could not imagine going through all of this without your support.After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it (Kidneys and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I was on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid leaking even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia) Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures, which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow and move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which could lead to serious medical problems for myself.So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to induce labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me to the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there, before the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as it just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one for us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted to call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and let her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful, letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so very supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding and they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S. So they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a D & C... thank God!!After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we have now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this week. As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone for their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being the special group that you are.Love and Thanks,Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy

I am so sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl. My heart goes

out to you. I wish I could find the words to help you both through

your pain. Please know that many people are praying for you and your

family during your time of grief.

You are all in my thoughts and prayers,

Audrey

-- In Ashermans , " kermit99cdn <marietta.bowie@t...> "

<marietta.bowie@t...> wrote:

> First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my

> desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara

O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy

> A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me

several

> messages.

>

> My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he

now

> understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of

> women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your

> prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we

both

> could not imagine going through all of this without your support.

>

> After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH

> and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical

> community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told

> everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it

(Kidneys

> and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I

was

> on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid

leaking

> even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors

> (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on

> to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not

> live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia)

> Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures,

> which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow

and

> move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which

> could lead to serious medical problems for myself.

>

> So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest

> decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future

> health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to

induce

> labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me

to

> the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there,

before

> the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as

it

> just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one

for

> us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on

> December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted

to

> call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked

> just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches

> long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and

let

> her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful,

> letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so

very

> supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny

> clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of

> her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.

>

> Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding

and

> they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were

> both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we

> wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S.

So

> they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a

> D & C... thank God!!

>

> After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some

> pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much

> about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we

have

> now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the

> general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with

> this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this

> week.

>

> As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone

for

> their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for

being

> the special group that you are.

>

> Love and Thanks,

> Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy

I am so sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl. My heart goes

out to you. I wish I could find the words to help you both through

your pain. Please know that many people are praying for you and your

family during your time of grief.

You are all in my thoughts and prayers,

Audrey

-- In Ashermans , " kermit99cdn <marietta.bowie@t...> "

<marietta.bowie@t...> wrote:

> First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my

> desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara

O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy

> A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me

several

> messages.

>

> My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he

now

> understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of

> women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your

> prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we

both

> could not imagine going through all of this without your support.

>

> After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH

> and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical

> community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told

> everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it

(Kidneys

> and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I

was

> on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid

leaking

> even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors

> (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on

> to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not

> live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia)

> Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures,

> which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow

and

> move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which

> could lead to serious medical problems for myself.

>

> So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest

> decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future

> health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to

induce

> labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me

to

> the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there,

before

> the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as

it

> just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one

for

> us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on

> December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted

to

> call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked

> just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches

> long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and

let

> her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful,

> letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so

very

> supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny

> clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of

> her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.

>

> Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding

and

> they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were

> both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we

> wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S.

So

> they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a

> D & C... thank God!!

>

> After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some

> pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much

> about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we

have

> now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the

> general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with

> this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this

> week.

>

> As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone

for

> their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for

being

> the special group that you are.

>

> Love and Thanks,

> Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Marietta and Randy

I am so sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl. My heart goes

out to you. I wish I could find the words to help you both through

your pain. Please know that many people are praying for you and your

family during your time of grief.

You are all in my thoughts and prayers,

Audrey

-- In Ashermans , " kermit99cdn <marietta.bowie@t...> "

<marietta.bowie@t...> wrote:

> First of all, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my

> desperate post from Dec 23rd: Sara

O,Gladys,,Navdeep,Corinna,Amy

> A,Alma,Astrid,Kendra, and especially Kunin who sent me

several

> messages.

>

> My husband and I both went through your replies together, and he

now

> understands what a wonderful, strong, powerfully caring group of

> women you are, and he wanted me to thank you so much for your

> prayers, advice and information. You are all so special, and we

both

> could not imagine going through all of this without your support.

>

> After weeks of hoping and praying that things would turn around, DH

> and I had to face the fact that there was nothing the medical

> community could do for us. We went for multiple U/S, and were told

> everytime there was absolutely no fluid. Baby was making it

(Kidneys

> and Bladder were all fine), but it was not staying in the sac. I

was

> on bed rest the whole time, but I could still feel the fluid

leaking

> even when I was laying down. We were told by 3 different doctors

> (One a Peri) that the outcome would be very poor, even if I went on

> to full term. Chances were that baby could be born, but would not

> live because of poor lung development. (Pulmonary Hypoplasia)

> Chances were also high that baby would be born with Contratures,

> which would mean serious deformaties due to lack of space to grow

and

> move. The other serious problem was the chance of infection, which

> could lead to serious medical problems for myself.

>

> So after our final U/S on Dec 30th, my DH and I made the toughest

> decision of our lives, and decided that my health and the future

> health of the baby were at too much of a risk. We decided to

induce

> labour, which would ultimately end the pregnancy. They called me

to

> the hospital that afternoon, so we spent the whole day there,

before

> the doctor had time to start the labour. This was OK with us, as

it

> just gave us more time to confirm our decision was the right one

for

> us. At 2am, they inserted 2 pills into my vagina, and at 6:42am on

> December 31, we had a sweet little baby girl, which we just wanted

to

> call Baby Bowie. (We had never decided on a name yet) She looked

> just like a tiny angel, she weighed 7 oz, and was almost 9 inches

> long. We were so blessed, that we got to hold her, touch her and

let

> her know how much we loved her. The hospital staff were wonderful,

> letting spend as much time as we wanted with her. They were so

very

> supportive and consoling. They took her photo and gave us the tiny

> clothes they had dressed her in. They even gave us impressions of

> her footprints, so that we could always remember our little angel.

>

> Well, after that I had a problem with some slight heavy bleeding

and

> they found that some tissue was left in the uterus. DH and I were

> both terrified that I would need a D & C. We stressed how much we

> wanted to avoid this at all costs, telling everyone about my A/S.

So

> they put me under, and were able to remove the tissue without a

> D & C... thank God!!

>

> After all of this I was finally able to go home, but now find some

> pain in my leg. And because of my wonderful DH who worries so much

> about my health, he forced me to go back to the Hospital, and we

have

> now found that it is probably a blood clot in my leg, due to the

> general they gave when I was put under. So now I am dealing with

> this,and will hopefully be 100% (physically anyway) sometime this

> week.

>

> As we deal with our pain from this great loss, we thank everyone

for

> their support and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for

being

> the special group that you are.

>

> Love and Thanks,

> Marietta & Randy

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Hubby,

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Praying that God will grant

you full recovery and continued strength. Please accept my deepest

sympathy.

Gladys

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Randy

I do not post much but I read your story and cried along with you.

You had to make one of the toughest decisions possible. My heart

goes out to you and your husband. You will be in my prayers.

U.

[Guest guest]

Dear Marietta and Randy,

I, too wanted to extend my deepest

sympathy for your loss. Baby Bowie will never be forgotten and has been loved so deeply and no one

can take away the fact that you are the parents of a beautiful daughter who is

now with God. I am grateful that the hospital was so compassionate, and

had the resources to provide you with memories. That is so very important.

I can also empathize with what you must be feeling as I had a miscarriage on December 16, 2002 at 16 weeks after my

membranes ruptured. It was critical to me to be able to deliver my son so

that I could see and touch his delicate body. Although he was too small

for footprints, they gave me a memory box with a journal and I have put his

sonogram photos in there. We had him cremated and someday he will be

buried in a lot with my husband and I. I may also get a pendant to keep

some of his cremains with me forever. I am the mother of two – a daughter

who will turn 3 on Thursday and a son, on, who is with God. You are

not alone, Marietta. You will get through this and be stronger for it.

Allow yourself to cry and mourn and remember your precious angel.

Warmly,

Kim