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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 13 > A gradual goodbye

A gradual goodbye

Faced with a decision no one would want to make, a Redmond family finds support after ill-fated pregnancy

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
September 13, 2007

Six months into her pregnancy, Valerie Grindstaff and her husband, Mike, received news that turned what should have been the happiest time in their lives into the most tragic.

Valerie’s bout with viral meningitis three months earlier had affected the normal development of their unborn....

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