Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she
suffered a miscarriage in July 2020.
She brought this revelation to light in a recent article for
the New York Times, where she addressed UK citizens ahead of Thanksgiving
holiday.
Markle said she lost her second child after feeling a “sharp
cramp” one morning in July while changing the nappy of Archie, her son.
She added that she watched the heart of Prince Harry, her
husband, break as the Duke of Sussex held her “shattered” self.
“Sitting in a hospital bed, watching my husband’s heartbreak
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?’,” Markle wrote.
“…After changing his diaper [first son], 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.
“Losing a child means carrying almost unbearable grief,
experienced by many but talked about by few. In the pain of our loss, my
husband and I discovered, in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 will have suffered a
miscarriage.
“Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the
conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating
a cycle of solitary mourning.
“Some have bravely shared their stories; they have opened
the door, knowing that when one person speaks truth, it gives license for all
of us to do the same. We have 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.”
Ahead of the November 26 holiday, Markle urged her audience
to always look out for one another in trying times.
“So this Thanksgiving, as we plan for a holiday unlike any
before — many of us separated from our loved ones, alone, sick, scared, divided
and perhaps struggling to find something, anything, to be grateful for,” she
added.
“…let us commit to asking others, ‘Are you OK?’ As much as
we may disagree, as physically distanced as we may be, the truth is we are more
connected than ever because of all we have individually and collectively
endured this year.
“We are adjusting to a new normal where faces are concealed
by masks, but it’s forcing us to look into one another’s eyes — sometimes
filled with warmth, other times with tears.
“For the first time, in a long time, as human beings, we are
really seeing one another. Are we OK? We will be.”
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