"My baby was alive but 16 weeks is too young. I'm holding my baby and I could tell that there was nothing I could do. My baby had 10 tiny fingers and toes and was perfectly formed but was just tiny, the size of a pear."
FitFlop makes these dual-strap leather sandals that are low-key and not overtly a support shoe, even though that is exactly what they are. The arches are contoured to keep your foot in a good position and disperse pressure.
We were stuck. Then there was a phone call. On the other end was a woman who worked with my husband at his new job. We'd never met but she'd got wind that we were sick and let me know she'd just dropped a big pot of soup on our doorstep. That soup saved us — even the dogs got some. It sustained us for days, until I was well enough to prepare the most basic of meals.