There is always time to choose compassion

Posted on | March 27, 2015 | Comments Off on There is always time to choose compassion

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Meredith Magee Donnelly

There are a few moments in my life that I will cherish forever. The birth of my daughters was not a beautiful, calm experience. They were going to be born 6 weeks early, because of the anatomy of my spine the epidural wouldn’t go in, and after thirty horrific minutes of trying it was decided they were going to have to put me completely under to have the caesarean section. It was an awful moment. My husband was still in the waiting room and wasn’t going to be able to come in before they gave me the anesthesia.

It was lonely. It was sad. It was scary. But I’ll never forget the next moment. My doctor put her hands on my shoulders and came close to my face and quietly said “Meredith, I know not one thing has gone your way in this pregnancy and I am so sorry for that. I wish I could change it, but this is what we need to do for your girls.” It was 10 seconds, but those 10 seconds meant a lifetime to me.

There is always time to choose compassion. The choice is yours.

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