A friend of mine lost her baby today in the 15th or 16th week of her pregnancy. She has lost something like 7 babies now. None of the pregnancies made it past 21 weeks. My heart aches for her. She and her husband want a baby so badly and it takes courage to keep trying. I admire their perseverance but I wonder how much more of this they can take. What can you say to a person when you represent exactly what she is trying to achieve? I am only 8 weeks pregnant and anything could happen yet. I could lose my baby, too. But I already have one child and there is no reason to expect that I will miscarry. My friend’s body is failing her over and over again. I can only imagine the frustration and anger she and her husband must be experiencing. I have been feeling sorry for myself the last 2 days because I was turned down by the Kinsmen Foundation. They won’t be giving me money for an insulin pump. But I still have an avenue with the people who have offered to donate money to me. That seems so shallow now, in light of the suffering this couple is going through. How can I feel sorry for myself when they have lost seven children? Seven! Life just isn’t fair.