January 02, 2003

"We had to tell our son that our baby was going to heaven instead.": Leeds and England defender Danny Mills speaks to the Guardian about the death of his third child. "Late complications ... meant our third child could not survive, would not be given the chance of life. But so advanced was the pregnancy, at beyond 4 months, that Lisa would still have to go through childbirth. Our baby would be born but we would have only minutes together."

posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 02:52 PM - 4 comments

As a dad, I was particularly moved by this piece. It's also a balanced, personal counterpoint to all the rumors, stereotypes and caricatures we usually get in the media about pro athletes.

posted by worldcup2002 at 02:55 PM on January 02, 2003

So THATS why he has been out of the lineup at Leeds... All i ever saw was that he was out for "personal reasons".

posted by StarFucker at 06:01 PM on January 02, 2003

My brother-in-law's sister had a stillborn child a few months ago, and it was very devastating to say the least. Her kids are a little too young to understand, so I am not quite sure how they dealt with the tragedy. My heart goes out to the guy. I could not imagine how I would deal with it.

posted by jasonbondshow at 12:20 AM on January 03, 2003

Harsh. This same situation happened to a friend of mine a few months back. Very sad.

posted by Drood at 05:51 PM on January 03, 2003

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