After a devastating announcement, the NFL community is sending their thoughts and prayers to George Kittle and his spouse.
Football enthusiasts are sympathising with NFL tight end George Kittle and his spouse Claire, following a revelation regarding a recent miscarriage.
Claire disclosed this on Tuesday, with the miscarriage having taken place in January. She stated that the ordeal was akin to her soul leaving her body � at least, that's how she felt at the time.
The revelation came as part of an emotional Valentine's Day Instagram post, in which Claire noted that she and George found out they were pregnant on Christmas Day, three weeks before his team, the San Francisco 49ers, started their playoff run.
Claire said that they were excited to find out she was with child and their family members were all happy too. However, four days before Kittle and the Niners played the Seattle Seahawks in the wild-card round, she went for a routine checkup and found out the worst.
"The nurse giving my ultrasound went silent for a while, and I asked 'I'm still early, there's probably nothing to see yet, right?'" she explained. "She responded with 'I see a pregnancy here; it's just not in the correct place, it's ectopic.' I felt my soul leave my body."
Claire had surgery a few hours later but lost the baby.
She added:
"The point of sharing this is not for pity, but to acknowledge something extremely personal, hard & emotional that has taken place in our life," she wrote in her social media post, which included multiple loving pictures of her and George.
"To simply talk about it because I felt alone when I got the news, I never knew anyone else who had an ectopic pregnancy before. So here's my direct line to you, I've had one, you're not alone. It sucks, it's hard, be strong.
"Sending you both all the love," the 49ers wrote in the comments.
"Love you both," DeForest Buckner, a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts, said.
Free agent running back Tevin Coleman's wife Akila commented: "Claire, this was so incredibly brave of you to share. The video of Christmas with the family & the little jersey made me tear up. I'm so sorry you experienced this. Thank you for being vulnerable & thank you for bringing awareness, so many women will read your post and realise they aren't alone.
"Me & Tevin will lift you guys in prayer. we love y'all!"
Claire said she received lots of support from George and family members following the terrible discovery.
