What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and Meghan Markle just revealed that she suffered
a miscarriage this summer in an emotional New York Times essay.
We all know that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry share their 1 and a half year old son
Archie, but Meghan just got real with us about suffering a pregnancy loss of their second
child.
And I just wanted to give a quick trigger warning before we get into everything Meghan
talks about.
We are going to discuss some specific details regarding her miscarriage and we know this
subject matter is very heavy, so please only continue watching if you feel comfortable
doing so.
Alright, so in a moving new op-ed piece for the New York Times titled "The Losses We Share,”
Meghan explained that she was pregnant over the summer and had the miscarriage while at
home with Archie.
Meghan started off by saying quote, “It was a July morning that began as ordinarily
as any other day ... After changing [my son’s] diaper, I felt a sharp cramp.
I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the
cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right.
I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.”
And just hours later, Meghan revealed that she was in the hospital holding her husband
Prince Harry’s hand.
She detailed the experience saying quote, “I felt the clamminess of his palm and kissed
his knuckles, wet from both our tears.
Staring at the cold white walls, my eyes glazed over.
I tried to imagine how we’d heal.”
As she lay in the hospital bed, Meghan recalled a moment from last year when a journalist
asked if “she was ok” while they were on a Royal tour, dealing with their newborn,
and trying to keep a brave face for the public.
Meghan remembered how much that simple gesture of asking if “she was ok” meant to her
and explained quote, “sitting in a hospital bed, watching my husband’s heart break as
he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine, I realized that the only way to begin to heal
is to first ask, ‘Are you OK?’”
And Meghan and her family were going through this heartbreaking time during a very difficult
time in this country.
She said that on top of her "almost unbearable grief" we’ve all experienced major tragedies
like the murder of both Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meghan spoke about the major differences in opinions over these serious issues saying
quote, “On top of all of this, it seems we no longer agree on what is true.
We aren’t just fighting over our opinions of facts; we are polarized over whether the
fact is, in fact, a fact.”
And so, Meghan said that she decided to open up about her pregnancy loss and how this experience
impacted her family because the polarization of this year “coupled with the social isolation
required to fight this pandemic, has left them feeling more alone than ever."
She looked back on the “are you ok” question and explained that she and Harry have quote,
"learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to
the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter — for
all of us.
In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.”
And so going into the holidays, Meghan asks us all to commit to asking others if they
are ok, even if we disagree with them on politics or can’t be with them in person due to the
pandemic, because we’re all connected through everything we’ve all endured this year.
No matter what.
Meghan concluded her moving essay asking are we ok?
And ended with these three powerful words “we will be.”
And we couldn’t agree more with Meghan’s sentiments.
It has been an extremely challenging year for everyone and on top of that, you never
know what someone is going through in their personal life.
Thank you Meghan for sharing your story, we know that her bravery and honesty will help
so many people experiencing loss.
And let’s all try to take her advice of asking others if they are ok into this holiday
season.
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I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!