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The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all🌹

[katie ★ ★ @katie_awfc]

Respect her, respect England football.

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Why the need to publish and publicize everything? Keep your life low key and let them assume what they want; almost always incorrectly.

[Marvel Perfect Gifs & Clips @MCUPerfectGifs]

5 years since the greatest theater experience of all time

[gee @geeissapenguin]

@abii_wills omg Abii, super happy for you🥹🥹❤️

[gee @geeissapenguin]

@itsconnie147x oh Connie, I’m so sorry for your loss🥺 sending you all the love in the world❤️

[eden 💫 @filmedbyeden]

Shit refereeing and playing against diving cheats, we can’t compete.

What an amazing couple years these @Lionesses have given us. Euro champions and second in the World Cup. I hope they’re proud of themselves cuz they should be ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[gee @geeissapenguin]

That ref was definitely Spain’s 12th woman ffs🙄

[gee @geeissapenguin]

@itsconnie147x sending nothing but love🥺❤️

[gee @geeissapenguin]

@OfficialPLT 👻👻👻

[gee @geeissapenguin]

eurgh what a day

[PrettyLittleThing @OfficialPLT]

By the end of the February the sun won’t set until 17:41pm ☀️

✨ March 19:41pm
✨ April 20:40pm
✨ May 21:27pm
✨ June 21:42pm

Brighter days are coming ☀️

[gee @geeissapenguin]

am I the only one who read this book bc of the hype but was hugely disappointed or nah?🫠

[PrettyLittleThing @OfficialPLT]

Omg Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni To Star In ‘It Ends With Us’ movie as Lily & Ryle 💖

[Mabintou @mabintou]

Travelling keeps you inspired. A change of environment is good for the soul.

[gee @geeissapenguin]

waking up early bc jet lag, but getting to see the most beautiful sunrise🥰☀️

[Aaron @IAmAaronWill]

Social media has everyone rushing their goals. Remember comparison is a thief of joy.

[Tara Watson @tara_watson_]

Millennial women have trust issues because we were told for three Bridget Jones movies that this woman wasn’t thin.