Mid-week I receive a call from Adrian as I am driving to my class. “Hi,” I answer leery why she calls at a time she knows I am headed to class for the day.

“Can you talk for a couple of minutes?” she asks instead of a greeting. When I let her know I have ten minutes before class begins she continues. “Bethany lost the baby early this morning. We are just leaving the hospital to get her settled back at home.”

Bile rises up my throat as my stomach burns. I have no ...