The Duggars Plan Memorial For Miscarried 20th Child
Dec. 12 2011, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Less than a week after announcing the sad news that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar miscarried with their 20th child, the couple says they will be holding a memorial on Wednesday for baby Jubilee Shalom Duggar.
“We have had many tears today,” Jim Bob told People magazine. “This is life, and I understand that we are going through something that many others have. You think about the what-ifs, but God gives us strength to go on.
"We won’t be able to see this child’s life and the phases that we’ve seen for our other children, but we know we will see this child in heaven one day. We are thankful for each child, and we are blessed to have the children we have here and the ones we will meet someday in heaven.”
According to the magazine, Michelle, 45, found out their child no longer had a heartbeat last Thursday, December 8, while at a routine ultrasound appointment. The miscarriage happened naturally at the Duggar family home, but Sunday night she was taken to the hospital because she felt lightheaded.
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