The Room

I think most hospitals have rooms where, on the surface, they appear more comfortable, less clinical. These rooms are usually reserved for negative conversations and bad news, I suppose they hope that a less clinical room is more comforting.

In Stepping Hill they have a room, I can’t remember it’s name - didn’t really want to - it is a warm pink, with big comfy sofas and lots of leaflets and books on various pregnancy conditions and support groups. On the surface its a nice room.

The first time we were taken to this room was to discuss the high risk results I told you about previously. I cannot begin to describe the darkness I felt in this room. The air was heavy with the weight of all the conversations that had come before. I could feel the pain, the sadness, the anxiety and the tears shed by so many previously. It was as if the room sucked out any hope you may have and just left you in the dark. I never wanted to see this room again...