At 80, my belly had grown so much that doctors were left shocked

    • Mom, are you okay?
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      I am fine, my dear.
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    • Sure?
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      I looked at the calendar on which I had written down my next medical check-up.
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    • Yes. And if I’m not, this time I’ll tell you.
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      I heard him laughing.
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      At the age of eighty, I had not brought a child into the world, as they all feared in the beginning. But I was going through an attempt that made me understand how much it matters not to hide my suffering from the people who love me.
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      And the following Sunday, when the four great-grandchildren went out loudly and rushed to hug me, I knew that the family I had was more than I could ever wish for.

 

 

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