One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was decide not to be happy.944Please respect copyright.PENANAfuktmfz2i7
He wanted the world for us: a family, that community, a perfect daughter to dote on and spoil--and what kind of cruel person would I have been to deny him all of those things, all of those wishes?
A cleft palate, they told us, and assured me in private that there was a five percent chance she would live longer than a few days.944Please respect copyright.PENANADsjCsA3OMU
The nurse was nice enough, as was the doctor, and the same can be said of the counselor, but they all asked me the same weighted, tepid question like they had rehearsed their lines together behind closed doors: "Are you sure you want to go through with this?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAFeJtZdF4Oc
All I could do was nod my head... and damn the beautiful baby girl that never would have been.
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