Joy-Anna Duggar Says She’s Suffered a Miscarriage: ‘We’ve Cried Countless Tears’

Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, third from right after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark. on Aug. 2, 2007. Beth Hall/AP Photo

Joy-Anna Duggar Forsyth, who appeared in “Counting On” and “19 Kids and Counting,” said she suffered a miscarriage.

Forsyth announced the tragic news on her Instagram account on July 3, sharing a somber photo. Joy-Anna and husband Austin Forsyth are seen on a hospital bed in the black-and-white image.

“Today marks one week since we heard these words… ‘So this is your baby’s heart (pointing to the ultrasound screen). I don’t hear a heartbeat or see any movement,” Joy-Anna wrote in the post.

When they went in for her 20-week ultrasound screening, they learned the news.

“It was a baby girl,” she wrote.

“Although we don’t understand why, God has given us unexplainable peace and comfort during this very difficult time,” she said.

“We named her Annabell Elise. Annabell means ‘God has favored me,’ and Elise means ‘God satisfies.' What a precious thing to know that when our daughter opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the face of Jesus,” she wrote. “Please pray for continued healing, not only physically but for our hearts as well.”

The two are already the parents of a son, Gideon, who is about 18 months old.

“We love y'all so much and we grieve with you over this loss,” said Jessa Duggar Seewald, Joy-Anna’s sister. “I love the name you chose and the meaning behind it ... Annabell Elise will forever be in our hearts,” E! Online reported.

Notable Celebrity Deaths in 2019

Peggy Lipton

Actress Peggy Lipton, who starred in David Lynch’s iconic show “Twin Peaks,” and the 1960s show “The Mob Squad,” died on May 11 at the age of 72.

The cause of death was cancer.

Actress Rashida Jones (C) poses with her father Quincy Jones and her mother Peggy Lipton, at the premiere of "Celeste and Jesse Forever" at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 20, 2012. Lipton died of cancer at age 72. Danny Moloshok/AP Photo, File

Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot dead at the age of 33 in South Los Angeles on March 31.

Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London in Los Angeles, on Feb. 7, 2019. The rapper was shot dead in late March. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images

Luke Perry

Actor Luke Perry died from a stroke on March 4.

Undated file photo of Luke Perry. Newsmakers

John Singleton

Iconic “Boyz N The Hood” director and the youngest ever Oscar nominee for best picture died after spending days in a coma following a stroke.

John Singleton at the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., on March 4, 2018. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Peter Tork

Peter Tork of the Monkees died at 77 in February 2019. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images

Albert Finney

British actor Albert Finney died in February 2019 at the age of 82. Lucy Nicholson/AFP/Getty Images

James Ingram

Longtime R&B singer James Ingram died in late January. Quincy Jones, a collaborator of his, wrote, “With that soulful, whisky sounding voice, James Ingram was simply magical ... every beautiful note that James sang pierced your essence and comfortably made itself at home.”

Singer James Ingram died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer, according to reports on Jan. 29. Getty Images

Freddie Starr

Celebrity comedian Freddie Starr died aged 76 at his home in Spain, according to reports.

The body of the British-born funnyman was reportedly discovered by a caregiver at his apartment in Mijas on the Costa del Sol on May 9, the Mirror reported.

Starr had been ill.

A neighbor, who asked not to be named, told the Mirror: “His carer found him dead in his chair at around 3:30 p.m. Police arrived first and then later an ambulance arrived and he was taken away.

“His next door neighbor, who is a nurse, said he was definitely dead. She said she thinks he may have suffered a heart attack.”

Legendary comedian Freddie Starr at the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in London, on Dec. 16, 2011. Stuart Wilson/Getty Images

Kelly Jobanputra

BBC Radio 6 music presenter Kelly Jobanputra, of Swindon in southwest England, died on April 26, according to the Swindon Advertiser. She was tragically struck and killed by a train, according to reports.

The celebrity radio host had just turned 40 in April, The Sun reported, and last year had given birth to her second child.

Kelly Jobanputra poses for a photograph she posted on Twitter on March 31, 2019. @KelJobanputra/Twitter

Fatima Ali

“Top Chef” alum Fatima Ali died on Jan. 25, after a battle with terminal cancer. She was 29.

Former “Top Chef” contestant Bruce Kalman paid tribute to her: “It’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Fatima Ali today, as she has lost her battle with cancer,” he wrote.

“Top Chef” star Fatima Ali died at the age of 29 after battling a form of bone cancer, said her family. Instagram