Sunday, February 14, 2016

Just Leave

About 28 years ago, I had a baby. I almost didn't have him. Early in my pregnancy I had a lot of hemorrhaging. The doctor told me I didn't have a viable pregnancy--no living fetus-- and that I needed a D&C (medical abortion).  Alone, (hubby was out of town of course), I checked into the hospital to get one. Something didn't seem right. I called the doctor 3 times asking clarifying questions. The doctor did not appreciate being called 1 time, let alone 3. Then my mother-in-law called me, kind of a miracle considering this was back in the days when phones were firmly attached to walls. Forget about cell phones, cordless phones weren't even around. She gave me some great advise: "Leave. If something doesn't feel right, leave."

I didn't even have time to sit up before 2 orderlies came to wheel me to surgery. I told them I wasn't having it. They weren't happy. Yes, I knew I'd already signed the papers, and I still wasn't having it. Shaking, I left the hospital.

A few weeks later and 2,000 miles away, I saw another doctor who told me that I'd been carrying twins and miscarried one, but the other one, my son, was alive and well.

Now, 28 years later, almost to the day, that same son and his wife had twins, a boy and a girl. The twins were welcomed by a 2 year old and 4 year old sister.





I look at my son, his wife, and my four adorable grand babies and think that they wouldn't be a part of my life if I didn't leave. Such a simple action with HUGE consequences.

If something doesn't seem right, leave. Great advice then, great advice now.


17 comments:

  1. I'm teary reading this. Thank you for your courage.

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  2. Tears I loved reading this! And those pictures <3

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  3. Wonderful. I loved reading this.

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  4. Wow, such a great advice! What a story!

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  5. I love your story. Miracles happen. I am so glad you listened to feelings, and recognized the miracle phone call.

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  6. Congratulations! Wonderful lesson and message.
    Hank Smith posted this story this morning. It made me tear up because I had nearly the exact same thing happen to me in 1991. I was sent to a busy hospital in downtown Houston because I was told by a doctor in an office that I had lost the baby that I was carrying and told to go to the hospital and get a d&c. As we arrived at the hospital, there had been a huge accident on the freeway and emergency vehicles were coming into the hospital in every direction. Thankfully, I was sent to just the right doctor, who happened to be on call, at just the right moment. She said there were signs that I had lost the baby but she just couldn't be 100 percent certain and that she felt better about sending me home to wait and see what happens for a few days. We could feel such relief as she spoke. How grateful I am for that angel in our lives! Another doctor had already determined that I had lost the baby but was mistaken. She's a beautiful daughter, wife and mom to 3 boys now. My life is so much fuller and blessed because of her. I believe in miracles! I experienced one.

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    1. Love this story. So grateful your daughter is alive and you have 3 beautiful grandchildren.

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  7. This is a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing! ♡♡♡

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  8. My experience with my oldest is identical!!! Almost every detail. I’m 32 and he is 9. I always felt like he had a sister.

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  9. SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. CHARNELL PUSKA

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  10. Wow! I'm so glad your mother in law had that e wisdom and that you followed your intuition. What a beautiful family!❤

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  11. I recently had a different experience, but similar in that my cardiologist wanted to put me on a medication so dangerous that some research says it should only be given in a hospital setting. It just didn't feel right--fortunately he was willing to wait and monitor me for a couple of months. I did some research and had a thyroid panel done and found the cause of the situation and corrected it. 8 months later and I'm fine--and no medication! If something REALLY doesn't feel right--DON'T DO IT!

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  12. My mother-in-law was born after her mother's doctor insisted she wasn't still pregnant after miscarrying what must have been her twin. A lady in my ward growing up got cancer on her lung. The doctors insisted a pregnancy couldn't survive and she needed an abortion. Then they found out they were twins. She ended up flying to SLC where a better doctor (Russell M. Nelson) removed half her lung with the cancer. Those twins really love our prophet!

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    1. Thank God for a prophet and for miracles every day!

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