Stories of Other Loss
My Beautiful Niece Ashley
by Stephanie Graves, Lyman, U.S.A.
My sister (also my best friend) did everything right. She ate right, regular visits to the doctor, genetic testing before they decided to get pregnant; everything. We were all SOOO happy. Doctors kept saying every thing is fine. One week before she is due, the day of her regular visit to the doc was the worst day of our life. There is no heartbeat. How can that be? Why did this happen to her. I don't understand. They induced her labor and she went thru 15 hours of labor knowing that her little girl was already dead. I can't imagine her pain. I was with her in the delivery room. She was so perfect, so beautiful, 6lb 2oz. My sister and I spent 9 months planning, picking out names, getting ready for our new bundle of joy. Very early on we knew she was having a girl. One Saturday afternoon we spent laughing and trying to pick out names, I decided on Ashley because it was the only one she didn't "veto" but not knowing what her and her husband would ultimately decide on. So it was an on going joke for months I did not know until the Priest came to bless her that my sister had actualy given her the middle name that I had picked out. I can't even describe my emotions at that moment. I am only the Aunt but I feel like my heart has been torn apart. I can't even imagine the pain my sister must be having to endure. I just want to be there for her any way that I can. It is so hard when the rest of the world goes about every day life after the funeral, and we are still trying to figure out how to get thru each and every day. Ashley, you will never be forgotten. WE LOVE YOU!
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