A Beginning
December 12, 2012 – I sit in an all too familiar waiting room again, waiting. I’ve had the ultrasound and the tech confirmed what I already suspected. It looks like a ruptured cyst. It seems like I’ve had…
Two Lines
Saturday, March 10, 2012 – I set the timer on the microwave for three minutes and impatiently wait for the time to pass. When it does, I can’t believe my eyes…two lines. I dig out the instruction sheet…
The Sweetest Sound
April 5, 2012 – I have sat in this waiting room so many times, but never with such eagerness. Three home tests, three blood tests and now we wait for a first look. The door opens and…
Just a Feeling
May 4, 2012 – I wake up with more back pain, but what concerns me most is the bleeding. There’s not much, but I don’t like it. Back pain is nothing new to me. I was diagnosed with…
A Rainbow
“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember…
“It’s not good.”
May 7, 2012 – I have sat in this waiting room more times than I can count, but never on this side. This is the side where the pregnant ladies sit. I sit alone, but only for a…
When Black and White Turn to Gray
On May 7, 2012, Keith and I were faced with a situation we never imagined we would find ourselves. It is one of those situations that you really cannot say what you would do until you are in…
Sweet Turns Sour
May 10, 2012 – As I wait in the parking lot at Keith’s workplace the tears start to fall, again. It’s been three days since we heard those words, “It’s not good.” We have made our decision for…
The 18th
May 18, 2012 – We’ve been sitting here in this waiting room for almost an hour. I’ve been crying the whole time. I walk up to the desk to see what is taking so long. An emergency has…
Questions, Answers and Peace
December 21, 2012 – I don’t have to wait long today because I’m running late. It is the Friday before Christmas and traffic was terrible. I am meeting with the genetic counselor that helped us in May. Much…