“…Not as the World Gives”
“We need to get that debris out of there.” After I gave birth at home to my tiny but perfectly formed miscarried baby, those words still make
“We need to get that debris out of there.” After I gave birth at home to my tiny but perfectly formed miscarried baby, those words still make
When two babies are born nearly a year apart, they are said to be Irish twins. This happens when one baby is conceived three months after
When a mother experiences a pregnancy loss, she needs time and care to assimilate the experience into her life. Every aspect of her life is
My baby is not really my personal guardian angel. I know that images of cherubim are cute and the idea can be very healing for
Review and Giveaway! As parents, we are the most important people – and likely the only people – to actually speak to the reality of
I recently read an extremely biased and negative article regarding public grieving. In this article, the author made it clear that her view is that
The instant I saw my baby on the ultrasound monitor, eerily still, bobbing gently as the ultrasound technician pushed into my abdomen, I prayed for
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Pregnancy and infant loss not only impact parents emotionally and physically, but it can impact parents medically, legally, and spiritually, too. There are a number
She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
I am strong.
When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time—the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her that are gone. Just when the day comes—when there’s a particular missing part that overwhelms you with the feeling that she’s gone, forever—there comes another day, and another specifically missing part.
They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.
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