A soap opera star has candidly opened up about her miscarriage, hoping to help other people going through a similar ordeal feel less alone.
Melissa Claire Egan, 36, who played Chelsea Lawson on The Young and the Restless from 2011 to 2018, spoke publicly about her pregnancy loss for the first time in a moving Instagram post on Tuesday.
Along with her honest post, she posted a photo of herself taken after her dilation and curettage surgery (D&C), a procedure that is conducted after miscarriages to remove tissue from the uterus.
Speaking out: The Young and the Restless star Melissa Claire Egan, 36, opened up about suffering a miscarriage in a moving Instagram post on Tuesday
Sharing: The actress explained that she has been open about her miscarriage with her loved ones but hadn’t discussed it publicly
Melissa, who also appeared on All My Children as Annie Novak Chandler from 2006 to 2011, tied the knot with Matt Katrosar, 40, a television executive, in July 2014.
The two have been trying to start a family and, while Melissa has discussed her miscarriage openly with her loved ones and people who have asked her if she wants children, she had never broached the topic publicly before.
In her Instagram post, she explained that the photo, which shows her bravely giving a thumbs up from her hospital bed, still dressed in a gown, was taken just an hour after her D&C.
Melissa was eight weeks into the pregnancy when the miscarriage occurred.
‘I’m very candid about my miscarriage with my friends and family and speak openly about it to anyone that asks if we want kids. It’s never been a secret,’ she wrote.
Support: Melissa (pictured with her husband Matt Katrosar, 40, a television executive, decided to talk about her miscarriage after realizing it could help others feel less alone
