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October 18, 2013
To the
Officer Who Pulled Me Over,
It was a year ago last week on
Highway 36. October 12, 2012...a day I will remember for the rest of my life. We had been trying to get pregnant with our
second child for a year and a half. I
was scheduled for our final round of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) earlier that
morning. However, because of unforeseen issues
(which, for your sake, I won’t go into --However, they do make the story much
more exciting), I was forced to reschedule to the last appointment slot of the
day (they close at noon on Fridays). I
was not given very much hope that this last try would even work. That day was the culmination of our second infertility journey –no matter
what the outcome would be. It was the
last chance that would be covered under my insurance and, hence, our last
chance to have another child. I was devastated
and extremely emotional. I so longed to
have another child. I wanted my son to
have a playmate and I wanted our family to welcome just a little more love into
it.
Because my
appointment was moved and because of the emotional wreck I had become due to the
unforeseen issues earlier that
morning, I ended up misjudging the amount of time it would take to get to the
clinic. Therefore, truth be told, I was
going a little faster than I should. You
were in the median in your unmarked vehicle. Even before your partner pointed at me as I
drove by, I knew that I was going to be stopped and put into further danger of
missing my very last chance. This is
when all my emotions came out! I turned
into an unintelligible blubbering ball of tears as you walked up to my window.
“Please I need to
get to my appointment! It’s my last
chance and the office is going to close,” I shouted the minute you could see
me. You were very confused and also
trying to decipher whether or not this was all an act. After I tried to explain myself a bit more and
you threatened [to break HIPAA laws] to see if I actually had an appointment or
not, you gave me a warning and sent me on my way. I was so relieved but still terrified that
even after all this effort, it wouldn’t matter.
However, even with
all of the issues I encountered that day, it worked! I found out I was pregnant on Halloween
morning and gave birth to our second son on July 6, 2013!
I just wanted to send
this letter and photo as a thank you and to ‘prove’ to you that I was telling
the truth. Thanks for letting me get to
that appointment. You have no idea what
it means to me to hold our baby in my arms, to see his sweet face and welcome
him into our family. Both my husband and
his older brother are also thrilled. I
think of that crazy day often…and don’t worry, I think about my speed as well --especially
on Highway 36.
Thank you,
Mindy
P.S. I don’t even know what police department this officer was
from. It may have been a State
Trooper. If so, you’re welcome to pass
this letter on to them. Thanks.
