As I work through and listen to the many stories I 've been told, the ones that touch me the most are the momma's that lived through the loss of one or many babies. One that I think of often is my Grandma's loss of her babies Ida Ruth. Ida was born 3 day before my mom's 8th birthday, Nov 1, 1937. Ida Ruth was my grandma's last baby and born with her intestines on the outside of her stomach. In 1937 surgery was not an option. When mom told me the story  of her baby sister, her memories were most vivid. She remembers her mothers saddness that followed her the rest of her life. I don't know if my Grandma knew the baby wouldn't live or held out hope that some one could help her. She kept watch over the baby and the other children were allowed to look at the baby but they never got to hold her, Ida passed away on March 17, 1938.                                            Rhonda Peters-Phillips  (as told to me by Thelma Reed-Peters)