Claire Pregnant

Last month brought sad news. We posted the following message out to friends and family:

Dear friends,
I just want to give you some unexpected news…
Re: the pregnancy, sadly we’ve run into complications.

We had the 20 week scan yesterday (8th Dec) and alarm bells were raised re: spina bifida. After a pretty horrendous 24 hours of waiting to find out more, we saw the specialist and he confirmed that it’s a very clear case with little hope for the future. As a result, we’re terminating the pregnancy next week. All very sad, but we feel this is the best option for our baby and family.

It’s unlucky, unfortunate, but you know, these things happen. I just want you to know that we’re OK and taking it all in our stride. We’re obviously dealing with all the emotions that go with making a difficult decision like this, but we’re strong and looking to be positive.

Although it seems a little strange to deliver this in an email, I wanted to tell you just to avoid any awkwardness or discomfort in receiving this information on the spot or much later.

We hope to carry on as normal, as soon as possible.
with love,
Claire and family.
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