Let me backup some and fill you in on R. She was very young when we met her. Barely older than a teen, yet so wise. When we met her, she had a v-neck shirt on and you couldn't help but notice a scar on her chest. We are all very open about ourselves, and she explained that she had open heart surgery a year prior. She had a tumor that was removed from around her heart, and then was diagnoised with Hodgekin Lymphoma. While undergoing chemo, the oncologist had told her she was unable to get pregnant because the chemo agents were killing her eggs as well. In addition to her chemo, she was to start radiation. They do automatic pregnancy tests on women before starting radiation, and it was determined that she was actually pregnant!
The oncologist recommended she have an abortion so she could continue with treatment and cure herself. She made the decision to go ahead and get the procedure done. When she went to get it done, she went in the wrong side of the building. She entered into a "pro life" space and was given an ultrasound and they pointed to "our baby"s heartbeat....she couldn't continue. And that is where the choice for adoption came in.
these stories are making me cry ... so much emotion
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