"I'm sorry it was a stillbirth," the doctor announced. "We tried all we could to resuscitate the child, but we could not help it," he added.
Declan was not sure he had heard him correctly. He stood transfixed for a while.
So many things were happening at the same time and it was difficult for him to process it all.
Doctor Pat still stood there and Declan looked up at him again.
"Is there something wrong with my wife too?" He asked with trepidation in his voice. Doctor Pat nodded.
"I know that this is a lot to take in, but I still have to tell you again that her uterus was damaged from the impact," he explained.
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