A poignant sketch by a husband of the day he and his wife miscarried has gone viral – with many relating to his emotional portrayal of losing a baby.

 

Curtis Wiklund sketched a representation of the day he and wife Jordin discovered they had miscarried. Sitting in their car, they are cuddled close, crying into each other’s arms while – almost cruelly – life goes on around them.

 

“This was the day we found out we miscarried,” Curtis captioned the drawing. “It's strange to share because it's such a quiet thing. Most don't talk about it. I just didn't know what else to do, but draw on that day. It more accurately journalled how I felt than anything I could write. I hope by sharing it, those others out there who are quietly hurting, some far worse than we are, are comforted knowing at least, that you are not alone.”

 

Curtis drew the sketch as part of his 365 drawing project, where he set himself the task to draw a photo a day of him and his wife.

 

 

And the poignant image prompted many people who have been though the pain of miscarriage to share their story.

 

“Thank you so much for sharing this, it's exactly like you say; it's a quiet thing,” said one commenter. “But with an enormous impact. Most people don't understand, or get to see/know what you're going through also because we learn it's not something you share. Adding to that people often react with ‘but… it was so small’. They don't understand your grief. It's not 'just something small' when you are expecting, you expect to see and hold a beautiful baby in your arms. And you're dreaming about that from the first day you found out you're pregnant. It's life. We had two miscarriages, one of them would have been born in the beginning of this month. It's so confronting and heart breaking.”

 

While another said, “I love so much about this. The sun shining, the couple walking by the building... Life continuing, all around, while in the isolation of the car is darkness, despair, and sadness. This reminds me of when our baby son died, so much. Thank you.”

 

The sketch illustrates the stigma surrounding miscarriage – the silent pain, the feeling of being unable to talk about it. We think Curtis and his wife will comfort a lot of people who are grieving, simply by acknowledging their pain and showing them they’re not alone.

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