She was preparing to film the fifth season of her OWN drama
Queen Sugar and she had just learned she was expecting her first child. I was so filled with joy, she says in the new issue PEOPLE. I was already planning. It affected every decision I made. We were even using a name. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Then, as she approached the three-month mark, her doctor told her that he couldn t hear a heartbeat. My fiancé and I were devastated, she says. Though she leaned on her fiancé, a writer and physician who specializes in end of life care (whom she doesn t name for patient privacy), Gardner, 39, felt isolated in her grief, especially amid the pandemic.