306 | Even Though, We Will (Part One) with Matthew Efird

About this episode

Matthew Efird shares his experience of anticipatory grief after his son Noah was diagnosed with Trisomy 13 during pregnancy.

Matthew Efird and his wife, Hannah, were joyfully expecting their second son when the word "abnormalities" during a routine ultrasound changed everything. What followed was a journey into anticipatory grief after their son Noah was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a condition often described as “incompatible with life.” In today's episode, Matthew shares what it was like to walk through the remainder of the pregnancy with that knowledge—holding both hope and heartbreak at the same time. He ta...

People in this episode

Guest: Matthew Efird

Topics covered

• anticipatory grief
• pregnancy
• hope
• heartbreak
• child loss
• Trisomy 13

Keywords

• anticipatory grief
• Trisomy 13
• child loss
• pregnancy
• hope
• heartbreak

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trisomy 13

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