Soap Star News: Jordi Vilasuso and Wife Experience Unspeakable Tragedy

Soap opera veteran Jordi Vilasuso and his family have already lived through contracting the coronavirus earlier this year, and now they have to deal with an unexpected tragedy during what was supposed to be a time of joy.

Heartbreak For Jordi Vilasuso And Wife

Vilasuso, who plays Rey on The Young and the Restless (but has also made a name for himself as Dario on Days of our Lives and Tony on Guiding Light), and his wife, Kaitlin, were expecting their third child when tragedy struck.

Kaitlin told the heartbreaking story on Instagram on Wednesday, with Jordi reposting her words, along with his own:

“Thank you for your strength and your vulnerability my love. Whatever this means to our story…God only knows and I pray your testimony will bring peace to someone who has faced this as well,” Jordi Vilasuso wrote, before leading into Kaitlin’s post next to a sonogram photo of their baby.

“It’s been a week + 1 day since I heard ‘Well, I see the baby. But I’m not seeing the heartbeat.. ohh… wait, there’s a flicker.. oh there’s another flicker… yeah, no… that’s not enough…

“That’s not enough. My baby. Our baby. The baby my girls had crossed their fingers for at lunch a few weeks ago, completely unaware that just a few days before I had visited my doctor for what I thought was a precautionary cervix check and a chance to see the heartbeat of our third little one. But instead, I was given the ‘50/50’ odds that my dates were ‘off’ and everything was fine OR that it was an ‘abnormal pregnancy that would eventually end in miscarriage.’ Four long, emotionally, and physically painful weeks later, I clearly got the latter. ⁣⁣And I never anticipated that it would hurt this much. ⁣⁣
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“I know that miscarriage has a stigma surrounding it in a sense, with so many women who have experienced it being hesitant to talk about it. And now, being one of those ‘one in four women’ that I never thought I’d be… I understand it even more. It’s a different kind of hurt than I’ve ever experienced. It is so personal. It – and the little heartbeat that was lost- almost feels too precious and sacred to be talked about. Just for starters. ⁣⁣
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“I was hoping (even when things went super south) that I was documenting what would be a ‘success story.’ That ‘it was a hard road but we kept the faith and it all worked out and here’s a cute maternity picture of the girls holding my belly to announce their new little baby brother or sister!’ (I’m aware that’s not a proper sentence but definitely accurate in terms of how my mind is processing things these days.) ⁣⁣
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“Instead- I’m here trying to figure out what this story is. And what the point of sharing it is because it just seems.. sad. But I know that God doesn’t work like that… I know that there is absolute purpose in every season… that ‘normal’ for feeling intense grief over the loss of something she never really ‘knew.’

“Maybe another momma will see that – no, you don’t need to feel ‘guilt’ over how bad it hurts just because you – like myself – have the blessing of previous beautiful, healthy babies before their miscarriage. Maybe one day, someone will come across this post and then scroll through my feed to find pictures of a healthy pregnant belly or a happy family of five and it will give them hope after their own loss.

“Hope that it’s possible to carry another child after it feels like your body has failed you and your baby. Or maybe they’ll see a momma of two on the other side of grief – at peace with the path God has guided her on. A marriage that has gotten even stronger because we’ve weathered another storm together. I don’t know. ⁣
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“But I do know that, for now, I’m going to hold my two girls and be wildly grateful for their beautiful lives and the blessing of getting to be their momma, while at the same time grieving the one I won’t ever get to hold. And that’s okay.” ⁣

Soap Hub is keeping Jordi Vilasuso and his family in our thoughts during this difficult time.