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Felt especially down today. My colleague, Lian, miscarried. Think it happened yesterday. The baby was in her 6th month. No one knew what happened. It is really SUDDEN.

Almost cried when I learnt about it. It's just so sad ...

When Lian first learnt of her pregnancy, she was elated and she was looking forward to birth of her first child. We were very happy for her. She was doing very well for a mother-to-be. When we learnt about the miscarriage, everyone was shocked. We were loss for words. We didn't know what to say. Then again, when such things happen, there are no RIGHT words. We wanted to visit her today but decided against it, as we feel that it would be better for her family and her deal with the situation first. We will visit her next week.

All we could do was to send her a flower basket with essence of chicken and wish her a speedy recovery. I hope she'll be strong and her family gives her all the support she needs. Lian, 加油.

Sometimes, some things are not meant to be. Some things happen for a reason.

Maybe the baby's not meant for this world. Maybe the baby was not feeling too good in the womb and she was suffering ...

Or maybe she could have survived ...

Maybe ...
Maybe not ...
We will never know ...

Just like ... we will never get to see her cute face, her tiny hands and legs or hear her cries and laughter.

But I'm sure Lian and hubby are glad that she stayed ... for a while.
Their first child, who gave them joy.
Their first child, who didn't stay.
I'm sure they will not forget her.