A Miscarriage on Her Wedding Day. Cancer on Their Vacation. Then She Adopted. | Caralyn Brace

At the Brink with Erica Brinker · Sep 30, 2026 · 45m

Caralyn Brace never planned to have children. It wasn’t something she actively didn’t want. It just wasn’t something she aspired to. Then she met the right person at the right time and everything changed.

They got pregnant fast. On their wedding day — a small backyard ceremony with immediate family — Caralyn was bleeding heavily. She knew what was happening. Any woman who has miscarried knows. She took the medication that was supposed to stop it. It didn’t stop. She finished the ceremony, walked upstairs, and then came back down and cut the cake.

Six months later, on vacation, her husband…