Post by Praying4Peyton on Dec 20, 2008 1:03:18 GMT -5
This is a Prayer for Peyton a Preemie.
Its also a story of a couple in Fresno, who lost two babies and are fighting to save Peyton..
Praying for Peyton
Unreal…
“ That Friday was unreal” John said. “ I’ll never forget it as long as I live.”
“It just kept going, you know - like it wasn’t going to stop”
His voice trailed off a bit as he said it a second time. “It just kept going…”
He shook his head slowly in disbelief and then looked away. He seemed to stare off into a distant void. Was it just a bad dream?
This is a story of premature babies – the ones who make it and the ones who don’t.
It’s also a story of how couples, and co-workers move forward after a loss. {*1}
When a baby announcement is made at work, everyone knows how to respond.
Its simple - we congratulate, we celebrate and we buy gifts.
But how do you respond, when a friend, a loved one or even a co-worker like John and his wife Becky loose a premature baby?
(We lose over 25 thousand preemies every year here in America) {*2}
So what do you say when someone looses a baby? How do you act?
In a work environment, many of us don’t know what to say - so we say very little.
I asked my co-worker John and his wife Becky for permission to share their story.
And even though they say their “Journey” isn’t over yet – they said - Yes.
So why share their story here on a blog page of all places?
To offer encouragement to others facing similar hurdles.
Surprise: “You’re having triplets”
The doctors confirmed to Becky and John that.. {snip }
community.cbs47.tv/blogs/kenmalloy/archive/2008/12/08/3614291.aspx
Its also a story of a couple in Fresno, who lost two babies and are fighting to save Peyton..
Praying for Peyton
Unreal…
“ That Friday was unreal” John said. “ I’ll never forget it as long as I live.”
“It just kept going, you know - like it wasn’t going to stop”
His voice trailed off a bit as he said it a second time. “It just kept going…”
He shook his head slowly in disbelief and then looked away. He seemed to stare off into a distant void. Was it just a bad dream?
This is a story of premature babies – the ones who make it and the ones who don’t.
It’s also a story of how couples, and co-workers move forward after a loss. {*1}
When a baby announcement is made at work, everyone knows how to respond.
Its simple - we congratulate, we celebrate and we buy gifts.
But how do you respond, when a friend, a loved one or even a co-worker like John and his wife Becky loose a premature baby?
(We lose over 25 thousand preemies every year here in America) {*2}
So what do you say when someone looses a baby? How do you act?
In a work environment, many of us don’t know what to say - so we say very little.
I asked my co-worker John and his wife Becky for permission to share their story.
And even though they say their “Journey” isn’t over yet – they said - Yes.
So why share their story here on a blog page of all places?
To offer encouragement to others facing similar hurdles.
Surprise: “You’re having triplets”
The doctors confirmed to Becky and John that.. {snip }
community.cbs47.tv/blogs/kenmalloy/archive/2008/12/08/3614291.aspx