When a couple first finds out that they're pregnant, this moment is usually paired with feelings of joy and excitement. The mom- and dad-to-be start preparing for the new baby — or babies — and start imagining life with a newborn boy or girl in it.
Photographer and artist Curtis Wiklund and his wife Jordin were thrilled to find out they were expecting yet again. The couple already has two sons, but were eager to add to their family.
Curtis and Jordin arrived at their nine-week ultrasound full of hope. But instead, they received devastating news: Their baby's heartbeat had stopped at just 6 weeks.
The couple, heavy-hearted and on the verge of tears, quickly exited the hospital. They got in their car, and instead of driving away, sat for half an hour and cried in each other's arms.
The experience took an emotional toll on the mom and dad, who felt very isolated and alone after the news. So Curtis dealt with the pain the only way he knew how: by drawing and illustrating the snapshot of his heartbreak.
The drawing, which he posted on social media with his wife's blessing, has touched many who have reached out to him and Jordin with their own stories of their miscarriages. Though the pain is still fresh, this has somewhat helped them heal.
Now scroll down to see the drawing that's making many shed tears…
Curtis and Jordin Wiklund are wedding photographers in Michigan.
They have two sons, a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old.
Curtis documents his love for his family in his drawings.
He often illustrates intimate moments he shares with his wife.
So he decided to illustrate the moment they found out they miscarried their third child. He shows the moment when he and Jordin dissolve into tears in their car before heading home from their nine-week ultrasound.
"This was the day we found out we miscarried," he writes in a Facebook post. "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 journaled 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."
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