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The good news is that dr_co and I found on Wednesday that we'll be having a girl in September. I'm really very excited about this, but at the moment sad is winning.
Why sad? Because I found out this weekend that a girl I knew from High School, from my graduating class, died this weekend while giving birth to a daughter of her own. Today, her daughter passed as well. I can't imagine how her husband, who, incidentally, had been in the class below us, is coping with all of this.
I know why this is hitting me so hard. It's not because Allison and I were incredibly close (we weren't), or really even in the same social circle (more like friends of friends). We both were in Science Olympiad together (which, at Hibbing, really only involved 10 people), and I'm sure we had classes together, since there were only 2 sections in each subject for the more rigorous ones. It's not because she's the first person from our class to pass, and it's not because she was one of the more successful members.
It's because of the situation. I'm experiencing the excitement of my family and friends, and the eager preperation of my husband and I. Even though (I hope) my baby is about 20 weeks out from entering the world, I can say with certainty that there is a lot of anticipation already. And the idea of having it crushed in such a tragic way... it's scary. Dying in this way is supposed to be something that happened 100 years ago, not something that is real and present today.
My thoughts will certainly be with Alison's husband and their families, epecially this Monday as mother and daughter are laid to rest together.
Why sad? Because I found out this weekend that a girl I knew from High School, from my graduating class, died this weekend while giving birth to a daughter of her own. Today, her daughter passed as well. I can't imagine how her husband, who, incidentally, had been in the class below us, is coping with all of this.
I know why this is hitting me so hard. It's not because Allison and I were incredibly close (we weren't), or really even in the same social circle (more like friends of friends). We both were in Science Olympiad together (which, at Hibbing, really only involved 10 people), and I'm sure we had classes together, since there were only 2 sections in each subject for the more rigorous ones. It's not because she's the first person from our class to pass, and it's not because she was one of the more successful members.
It's because of the situation. I'm experiencing the excitement of my family and friends, and the eager preperation of my husband and I. Even though (I hope) my baby is about 20 weeks out from entering the world, I can say with certainty that there is a lot of anticipation already. And the idea of having it crushed in such a tragic way... it's scary. Dying in this way is supposed to be something that happened 100 years ago, not something that is real and present today.
My thoughts will certainly be with Alison's husband and their families, epecially this Monday as mother and daughter are laid to rest together.