In the recent issue of Harpers, Vanessa Gregory, a professor at UMiss, wrote about her ectopic pregnancy. This is the result of fertilized egg being implanted outside her uterus, perhaps in one of her fallopian tubes. Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of first-trimester deaths in the United States. Approximately one out of every fifty pregnancies in the United States is ectopic. It can be treated with surgery (you lose your fertility or the baby) or with drugs. She chose drugs.
Throughout the four page article she mentions her husband once, despite her telling of discussions with friends. He is mentioned when she needs him to drive her to the doctor's office when her nerves prevent her from driving. Maybe she did not want to reveal the role her husband played in her difficulty. Yet, I found this strange. What is marriage about? We all have problems, some are life-and-death ones. That's when you're glad you married someone who will help you get through the difficulties.
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