It is so hard to continue on, When you are gone. I never expected to feel this way, Because I was supposed to see you every day. You are my little baby boy, My pride and joy. I’m trying to be strong like you, But it is so very hard to do. Each morning I…
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How Using One 3-Letter-Word Changed My Grief (And My Life)
Continue...After I experienced back-to-back back losses of my babies, my emotions were intense – much like a roller coaster going up and down without warning. The emotions were dynamic, not linear as I thought grief would be. I felt numbness, detachment, sadness, anger, bitterness, regret, and so many more emotions related to heartbreak. As life continued…
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When Infertility And Miscarriage Hurt The Child Left Behind
Continue...I’ll never forget the look on her face when we told her the news. So innocent. So excited. She was finally going to be a big sister. Before I found out I was pregnant, we had passed the five-year mark of trying to grow our family, and I was desperate to leave the world of…
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Should I Send A Card?
Continue...How did you find out? Was it a text message? A phone call? A post on social media? How did your friend share the news that the most terrifyingly painful thing had happened to her? We sent a text. A birth announcement like many I had received over the years, except not the same at…
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My Parenting Was Questioned The Day My Son Died
Continue...“Please do not think I am judging you.” Those were her words. But she was. She went on to tell me she, “Could NEVER imagine leaving my dying child in the hospital and opening Christmas gifts with another, when my child was literally DYING on Christmas Day.” Related: Holiday Tips for Friends/Family of Stillbirth Parents My…
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3 Ways To Communicate And Connect With Your Spouse After Miscarriage
Continue...My husband and I lost our first child six months into our marriage. Which was only about three years into our relationship. We had a very good way of communicating but it was difficult to hold onto that in the ocean of grief. The thing about grief is that it is different for everyone. You…
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Getting Comfortable With My Grief
Continue...How do you learn to get comfortable with your grief? It is so all-consuming that you soon learn to hate it, wishing it would just go away. But what if fighting against it only makes it worse? Accepting that grief is a part of your new life may be the key. When I held my…
