From Hidden Brain Media, I'm Shankar Vedantam. This is my unsung hero, stories where one person reached

out to help another in a time of need.

I would like to thank my unsung hero. I do not know her name.

And all of a sudden I look up and this hand slides two warm chocolate chip cookies across the desk.

And to this day it was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me.

Today's story comes from Heather Harper. In 2016 Heather and

her husband were expecting their fifth child. It was a surprise pregnancy, but they

were thrilled.

Everything was going perfectly fine with the pregnancy

until one day at five months,

I realized I did not feel the baby move that day. My doctor had me come in for an

ultrasound and my worst fears were confirmed when we saw on the screen our little baby with no movement in his heart.

I had to be induced and deliver his body.

He was nine inches long and he weighed nine ounces. We named him Desmond and two days later we had a small

grave side service and a burial for him.

The weeks that followed this were the hardest time in our lives.

Eventually I had to force myself to go out. in our lives.

Eventually I had to force myself to go out of the house and one of the first places I would

go was church.

Many people at church were quite kind.

Many people were afraid to speak to me or look at me

because I know they didn't know what to say.

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