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Subject: Re: Heart broken

Author:
Kris

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Date Posted: 08:34:17 07/29/07 Sun
In reply to: Lisa 's message, "Heart broken" on 17:37:24 07/28/07 Sat

Dear Lisa,

I'm really sorry about your loss. It's really important that you don't get stuck in this point of your grieving. You will need to work through the pain of this experience and find healing.

You can look up a center near you that offers free post abortion counseling and I highly recommend you do that.

Here is a website:

www.optionline.org

Click on the After Abortion tab and find a center near you to call or go to.

You can also visit some other sites that will have some more discussions going:

http://www.safehavenministries.com/

http://www.redeemedforlife.com/

Please visit them and keep reaching out for the help you need to get through this.

Hugs, Kris

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[> Subject: Re: Heart broken

Author:
Anna
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Date Posted: 20:33:05 08/14/07 Tue

Like you Lisa I fell pregnant and wanted desperately to keep my baby, I was 18. When my mother found out she became abusive and made me doubt that I would be able to cope with everything, and threatened to turn all my family against me. Despite all my fears and knowing it was not what I or my partner wanted, I had an abortion at 7 weeks.
Unfortuneately they showed me the ultrasound at the clinic after they had given be the drugs, there was no turning back.
2 years on I am now 6 months pregnant and have had to have another scan for this pregnancy. However my body just cant accept that I am having another child. That little blob of my first child has haunted my every night since the abortion, and I have no bond with this pregnancy like I thought I should have.
I dont know what to do as the pain and guilt I felt afterwards is still just as strong today and it's stopping me from being able to love the beautiful child that I thought I would never be able to have.
I had no idea how much of an impact one decision could have on the rest of my life.
If there is any support I can offer you please write to me. I still have no answers on how to make the pain go away but just know your not alone in your grief.