The Shocking life

[Doc Holliday]

A middle aged nurse arrived, probably in her late 30's to early 40's. Doc just gave her a nod, "Connie, I will leave you two to your peace. The door slid shut behind him while the nurse just stood in front of it with a weak smile, her hands together at her beltline.

"Hi," she said softly, "I am Connie Murphy. Just call me Connie." She then stepped forward and sat next to Emily. She gently shook her head. Her words were softly spoken through her weak smile as her own eyes welled up a bit. She took Emily's hand in both of hers, clutching it tightly.
"Emily, I am so sorry," she said, "so very sorry," her last words barely audible.
Tears began to fall, "I understand how you feel. I too lost an infant child." She began to nod, "Yes, I do know the feeling. It's a feeling that never goes away, a feeling that never stops hurting nor do you truly get passed it. You only learn to cope with it and deal with it. But always remember, what happened wasn't your fault."

She then sat back just a little. With one hand, she removed a locket from under her shirt and opened it. Inside was a picture of a baby. She held it for Emily to see, "His name was Stephen Michael Porter. He died of crib death at about a month old. That was 10 years ago now. By the time it was discovered, it was too late. I blamed myself. My ex-husband couldn't take it and I never heard from him again. It was that day that I decided to take the experience and try to help women in that same situation. That is why John came for me."

She then put the locket away and place her free hand back on Emily's arm, "Only someone who has been through this can fully understand it. I won't say that I know how it feels because I don't. While most of what I went through and what you are going through have much in common, there are differences."

She sat back a bit, her hands still clutching the one of Emily. She managed a weak smile again, "at least let me be your friend."

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