The Big Reveal
The small bundle of happiness, snuggled in a pastel blanket, was wheeled in by the nurse. Lisa smiled hopefulally as she leaned in, but her smile vanished the moment she saw the infant. Mark’s face went completely white next to her, as white as the hospital walls. I tried to interpret their faces and inquired, “Is everything okay?” However, their exhilaration was abruptly smothered like a blown-out light, and the room fell silent.
The Big Reveal
Fear Of The Unknown
I felt a knot of anxiety tighten in my stomach as I watched them. What was the infant’s condition? Their response was perplexing because I had just given birth to a child who was in wonderful health. I looked from Lisa to Mark, expecting them to say something, anything at all, to explain their abrupt change. “Is there something I should know?” I asked quietly, attempting to hide my mounting anxiety. I felt a slight shiver of anxiety rise as I looked into their faces for answers that would not come.
Fear Of The Unknown
