All she needed, part II: ‘We need to see the doctor’

ProPublica(The Texas Tribune ) –Hope Ngumezi marveled at the energy [his wife,] Porsha had for their two sons, ages 5 and 3. Whenever she wasn’t working, she was chasing them through the house or dancing with them in the living room. As a finance manager at a charter school system, she was in charge of the household budget. As an engineer for an airline, Hope took them on flights around the world ­– to Chile, Bali, Guam, Singapore, Argentina.The two had met at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.“When Porsha and I began dating,” Hope said, “I already knew I was going to love her.”Related Stories She was magnetic and driven, going on to earn an MBA, but she was also gentle with him, always protecting his feelings. Both were raised in big families, and they wanted to build one of their own.When he learned Porsha was pregnant again in the spring of 2023, Hope wished for a girl. Porsha found a new OB-GYN who said she could see her after 11 weeks. Ten weeks in, though, Porsha noticed she was spotting. Over the phone, the obstetrician told her to go to the emergency room if it got worse.To celebrate the...