# A Financial Transaction and a Gift from God

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Podcast: [AllPaths Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/allpaths-podcast-7028681)
Published: 2026-03-31T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://allpathsfb.org
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In&nbsp;this&nbsp;episode&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;AllPaths&nbsp;podcast,&nbsp;we&nbsp;sit&nbsp;down&nbsp;with&nbsp;Ruthie,&nbsp;a&nbsp;Boston-area&nbsp;school&nbsp;counselor&nbsp;and&nbsp;educator,&nbsp;to&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;her&nbsp;incredibly&nbsp;complex&nbsp;and&nbsp;high-stakes&nbsp;journey&nbsp;to&nbsp;motherhood.&nbsp;Ruthie’s&nbsp;story&nbsp;begins&nbsp;at&nbsp;age&nbsp;34,&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;and&nbsp;her&nbsp;husband,&nbsp;Chris,&nbsp;faced&nbsp;immediate&nbsp;fertility&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;including&nbsp;a&nbsp;blocked&nbsp;fallopian&nbsp;tube&nbsp;and&nbsp;IVF,&nbsp;soon&nbsp;followed&nbsp;by&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;miscarriage,&nbsp;which&nbsp;tragically&nbsp;occurred&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;week&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;sudden&nbsp;death&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;father-in-law.&nbsp;The&nbsp;journey&nbsp;grew&nbsp;even&nbsp;more&nbsp;harrowing&nbsp;during&nbsp;a&nbsp;subsequent&nbsp;twin&nbsp;pregnancy&nbsp;when&nbsp;one&nbsp;baby&nbsp;was&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with&nbsp;spina&nbsp;bifida&nbsp;and&nbsp;hydrocephaly,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;was&nbsp;found&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;potentially&nbsp;fatal&nbsp;chromosomal&nbsp;abnormality.&nbsp;During&nbsp;a&nbsp;procedure&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to&nbsp;manage&nbsp;these&nbsp;complications,&nbsp;both&nbsp;babies&nbsp;were&nbsp;lost&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ruthie&nbsp;suffered&nbsp;a&nbsp;life-threatening&nbsp;hemorrhage,&nbsp;requiring&nbsp;nine&nbsp;blood&nbsp;transfusions. The&nbsp;trauma&nbsp;continued&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;after&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;when&nbsp;Ruthie&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;a&nbsp;near-fatal&nbsp;secondary&nbsp;hemorrhage&nbsp;at&nbsp;work,&nbsp;caused&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;rare&nbsp;uterine&nbsp;arteriovenous&nbsp;malformation&nbsp;(AVM)&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;narrowly&nbsp;caught&nbsp;by&nbsp;her&nb…

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