My Mother-in-Law Saw My Newborn Daughter’s Arm and Went Pale—Then She Told Us We Couldn’t Keep Her

Julian looks as though he has not slept in a week.

Hope?

Completely peaceful.

Her left arm is outside the blanket.

The mark visible.

For years, I disliked that picture.

Too much pain attached.

Now it is framed in our hallway.