By His Grace

I never jumped on board with a very popular medical television show but last week I watched the episode because an actress I like had a role on the show. Last night I watched the show's season finale because another actress/singer who I have always liked had a guest role. Boy, did I pick a night to watch.

One of the main female characters found out she was pregnant at the beginning of tonight's two hour season finale. To make a long story short, she had a miscarriage at the very end. You could tell she was miscarrying because she hunched over in a lot of pain and when a fellow doctor asked what was wrong because of all of the blood coming from between her legs the main doctor stated that she was having a miscarriage.

I appreciated that this popular show touched on this topic since it is mostly ignored and seems to be taboo. While every experience with a miscarriage doesn't necessarily have to be the same, I was a little disappointed with how they portrayed the miscarriage. Sure, it was really sad because of all of the tragic events taking place at the fake hospital that night so I understand most of the focus had to be on the other tragedies that took place. I felt like the doctor's miscarriage was just lightly portrayed and kind of thrown in there. Yes, I cried and cried when she bent over in pain because I knew what was coming. Yes, I cried and cried when she said she was having a miscarriage. On the contrary, I was left with the feeling that, based on this television show, a miscarriage almost looks very simple to have when this is definitely not the case. The female doctor had a natural miscarriage which I am all too familiar with. A natural miscarriage is not that simple or simple minded. To be blunt, a natural miscarriage, in the early stage, is when one goes into labor and births a fetus. I felt as if this particular show didn't do a good job of explaining that. They made it look like she just had bad cramps. At least they touched on the topic, though. I really, really appreciate that.

I can relate to the doctor when, at the end of the show, she threw her positive pregnancy test away since she was no longer pregnant. I really sympathized with this television character because I know what it's like to throw part of yourself away into a trash bin.

Despite all of the happenings on last night's show, I will be watching the new season when it comes back on in the fall.