On May 1, at the start of a recording sessions, Heather King, the audio book "voice" of Bryony, approached me with a request.
She asked me to pray for a successful outcome for the next day's ultrasound, but to not mention to anyone the reason why, since she had told very few people she was expecting another baby.
Heather was understandably nervous; an ultrasound at Christmastime showed her baby had no heartbeat, and it wasn't her first miscarriage, either. Still Heather was very positive and trusting in God. She simply felt pregnant this time around, a little nauseous, way more tired, etc., certainly no match for her daughter, two year old Hayden.
No one expected the news that followed. The ultrasound revealed two strong heartbeats (Praise God!), but the twins also had conjoined spines and no lungs. Should they survive the pregnancy, and right now they are healthy, they would be unable to breathe at birth.
She asked me to pray for a successful outcome for the next day's ultrasound, but to not mention to anyone the reason why, since she had told very few people she was expecting another baby.
Heather was understandably nervous; an ultrasound at Christmastime showed her baby had no heartbeat, and it wasn't her first miscarriage, either. Still Heather was very positive and trusting in God. She simply felt pregnant this time around, a little nauseous, way more tired, etc., certainly no match for her daughter, two year old Hayden.
No one expected the news that followed. The ultrasound revealed two strong heartbeats (Praise God!), but the twins also had conjoined spines and no lungs. Should they survive the pregnancy, and right now they are healthy, they would be unable to breathe at birth.
Heather and her husband Caleb are independent contractors (Heather is a piano teacher; Caleb is an art teacher. Both are members of the Christian rock band Daniel’s window www.danielswindow.com) and have no health insurance or maternity coverage.
Also, since the babies will eventually be born via Cesarean section, Heather will have no income during the recovery period. Here is where you can help.
For the rest of 2012, 30 percent of all profits from direct sales of Bryony will be donated to the Kings. You may order books via Paypal directly from our website at www.bryonyseries.com.
If you’d like to help the Kings directly, visit their tumblr page.
Follow the Kings' journey on Facebook.
To help cope with her grief, Heather also recently wrote a song about the experience. One may download it for free from the music page of the Daniel's Window website: www.danielswindow.com.
If you'd like additional information, I recently wrote about the Kings for the Herald News:
Of course, prayers on their behalf are welcome, too. For those who are able to assist, thank you in advance, and God bless you! :-)
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