She Would Have Been 50 Today
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
July 18, 2017 3:04pm CST
Jubilant, I told my husband
that it had happened as we'd planned,
our dreams came true, I was 'with child',
the very thought had us beguiled.
For nine long months our baby grew,
then I was 10 days overdue,
we'd had things ready for so long
now surely nothing could go wrong.
At last the big day had arrived,
for our sweet child I pushed and strived,
what shock and anguish when they said
that it's a girl - but she is dead.
So her birthday was her deathday,
it hurt us more than words can say,
and so our little one who died
will never know the tears we cried.
She won't know how we would love her,
joys of life she'd not discover,
our longed-for babe had never breathed,
and ever since, for her we've grieved.
This date is etched upon my heart,
this is the date she did depart,
it hurt us then and hurts us still,
we don't forget, and never will.
RIP Sarah. Born July 18th 1967. Died July 18th 1967.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Jul 17
IL am crying Jabo I lkoist our little gilrl when she was eight sge ghad oneymi nuis buy t an aneurbysn in her throat kikked her it burst she'bled todeaht it stil hurts she would be fiftyseven todauy
she diled on thanks fiving day 1968
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jul 17
I am so sorry for the loss of your baby. The pain never goes away, even with time. I lost my baby on October 24th and every year when that date comes, it saddens me the most. 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Jul 17
@LovingMyBabies Yes, it's the birthday that brings it all back. Sorry you went through this too.
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@Marilynda1225 (83423)
• United States
18 Jul 17
the pain never goes away and I'm so sorry for your loss.
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@celticeagle (169853)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 17
Sweet Sarah. How sad for you. I can't even imagine. R.I.P.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 17
@celticeagle Thank you for reading this.
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@celticeagle (169853)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 17
@jaboUK .....Thank you for sharing it.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Jul 17
A terrible loss for sure - lovely poem of commemoration
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Jul 17
@jaboUK an important anniversary to reflect on
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 17
@arthurchappell Thank you Arthur, I thought I'd write something for her 50th.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Jul 17
You express yourself beautifully. She knows you loved her......
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
18 Jul 17
She is alive in your hearts but I suspect the pain will always be there. So sorry for your loss
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Jul 17
@Freelanzer Thank you. For most of the time the pain lies dormant, just surfacing occasionally - like today.
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@snowy22315 (183663)
• United States
18 Jul 17
Oh how heartbreaking that must have been for you. I can't even imagine. I remember when I was at girl scout camp one time relatives came to pick up one my good friends from camp. Her mother had been pregnant, and the baby was stillborn. I still remember how griefstricken she was.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Jul 17
@snowy22315 Some people can't understand that though a stillborn child has never lived, they were part of you for 9 long months, so it's so hard to lose them.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jul 17
OMG Janet, I had no idea. I am so sorry. A very beautiful poem regardless @jaboUK .
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 17
I can't even begin to comprehend the loss.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul 17
@Daljinder Thanks, it was difficult to come to terms with it, but we were lucky to have two healthy children afterwards.
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