Thirty-Two
Sean
“The doctor called it a missed miscarriage, which is when embryonic death has occurred but there is not any expulsion of the embryo,” Kelly said, her voice numb.
When Jake had come home from the doctor’s appointment with Ally, he’d been a mess. Kelly had called me, worried to death because Jake had come home crying and eventually passed out from exhaustion and sorrow.
I’d called Ally’s parents, who weren’t much help, and then the doctor, who explained the situation with Ally’s permission.
It had taken Jake a few days to adjust and after several attempts to talk to Ally with no success, he was back to focusing on work and school, his life changing course once again.
Kelly had been almost as devastated as Jake, and as she relayed the details to our marriage counselor, I
