Sharon (Second Chances)

Sharon is a woman who wanted to use her late daughter's frozen embryos to get pregnant.

History
Sharon came into the practice to meet with Naomi. Her daughter, Terri, and son-in-law, Mark, had been patients of Naomi's. They had died in a car accident when Terri was pregnant after getting reproductive assistance. She had leftover embryos in storage at the practice, which were left to Sharon as Terri and Mark died without wills. Sharon decided that she wanted to use the embryos to have her daughter's baby.

As Naomi did an ultrasound, Sharon revealed that her gynecologist had already started her on hormone therapy. Naomi said she looked good for implantation, but had concerns about it. Sharon insisted that it wasn't about grief. It was her just honoring her daughter's wishes. When Naomi talked to Violet about the idea, Violet strongly opposed it, saying that Terri, who had been her patient, hated her mother.

Sharon had an evaluation with Violet and admitted that she knew that Terri hated her. She loved her work and when she got pregnant, people told her she'd love that, too, but it was hard and she didn't enjoy it as much because she felt overwhelmed and inadequate. Violet asked her why she wanted to do it again if it was hard the first time. Sharon said that she wanted this time to be different and she always believed she'd have time to make things right with Terri, but that wasn't possible anymore. She could give Terri's baby the love Terri deserved and Sharon believed she was capable of that.

Violet then went to Naomi and said that she had changed her mind about Sharon using Terri's embryo. She believed Sharon would be a better mom the second time around.

Naomi went to implant the embryo, but Sharon stopped her. She questioned what she if she was making a mistake and couldn't be better this time. Naomi said that she could be the kind of mother the baby deserved and it would be amazing.

Familial
Her daughter, Terri, believed Sharon hated her. Sharon admitted that she knew that and it had basis in fact.

Career
She's a corporate litigator. She loves her work.

Notes and Trivia

 * She was 52 at the time of her decision to get pregnant.