But after a few basic examinations, it became clear that the doctor was worried.
“Ma’am…” the doctor said while reviewing the results again, his brow slightly furrowed. “This may sound unusual, but according to the tests… you are pregnant.”
“What?!” Nora replied in shock. “But I’m sixty-six years old!”
“Cases like this are extremely rare,” the doctor explained carefully, “but to be certain, you need to consult a specialist OB-GYN.”
Nora was stunned, yet in a corner of her mind, she slowly began to believe it. She already had three children, and as her belly continued to grow, she thought this might be the “last miracle” granted to her. Sometimes she felt heaviness, pressure, or even faint movements, which only strengthened her belief.
Still, she did not go to the OB-GYN right away. She kept telling herself,
“I’ve given birth three times. I know this. When the time comes, I’ll just go to the hospital.”
Months passed. Her belly continued to grow, and the neighbors began to wonder. Nora simply smiled and said, “God has given me a blessing.” She sewed tiny baby clothes, chose names, and even bought a small cradle.
When what she believed to be her ninth month arrived, she finally decided to see a doctor to learn how the delivery would go. The doctor reviewed her age and hesitated slightly, but proceeded with the examination.
When the image appeared on the ultrasound screen, the doctor suddenly turned pale.
“Ma’am Nora… this is not a baby.”
Nora’s heart began to race.
“Then… what is it?” she asked.
The doctor took a deep breath.
“You have a lithopedion,” he explained. “It is extremely rare. It happens when an old ectopic pregnancy remains inside the body and becomes calcified over time. The body does this to protect itself. This likely happened decades ago… and only now have the symptoms appeared.”
Nora stood frozen, as though her world had collapsed. For many years, she had not been carrying a final miracle, but rather a silent memory of a lost pregnancy—preserved by her own body.
She underwent surgery. The procedure was delicate, but successful. When Nora woke up, filled with both relief and overwhelming emotion, she understood that what had been inside her was not the beginning of a new life, but the closing of an old story her body had carried in silence for decades.
And months later, for the first time in a long while, Nora finally felt light again—both in body and in heart.