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Cancer, Grief, Kids
October 21, 2018
5 Minute Read

When Daddy Isn’t Coming Home

For most children, the concept of death is introduced with the death of a pet, an elderly grandparent or perhaps a poor raccoon spotted on the side…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 20, 2018
4 Minute Read

To the Mom With the Empty Car Seat

Dear mama, It’s weird to hear that, isn’t it? You know you are a mama. And yet . . . Your baby is gone. There is no heartbeat anymore.…

Grief, Loss
October 19, 2018
5 Minute Read

What it’s Like to Love a Motherless Daughter

At first, you’ll get lost in her sad eyes. Eyes that will haunt you in your dreams. You’ll feel the need to save her, to protect her from the…

Child Loss, Grief
October 17, 2018
2 Minute Read

My Baby Was Stillborn, But Still Born

My baby was stillborn, but still born. In a cool white hospital room where so many had been born before. My body trembled and shook as his body…

Grief, Loss, Miscarriage
October 15, 2018
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To the Woman Crying in the Hospital Bathroom

I want you to know that I heard you. I heard your sobs as I was leaving the OBGYN’s office after my annual exam. I saw who I presume was your…

Cancer, Child Loss, Faith, Grief
October 15, 2018
3 Minute Read

I Am Not My Child’s Death

We are NOT what has happened to us or what this world says we are. That is not what defines us. While we are grieving parents, that is not what our…

Grief, Miscarriage
October 15, 2018
4 Minute Read

When You Find Out You’re Pregnant—Then Suddenly, You’re Not.

After several months of trying, it happened. The pregnancy test read “pregnant,” along with another four, just to be sure. While I was…

Child Loss, Grief, Motherhood
October 14, 2018
3 Minute Read

The Hardest Moments After Losing a Child

Within the first three months following the death of my newborn daughter, I participated in one baby shower, attended two first birthday parties, had…

Death of a Spouse, Grief
October 11, 2018
5 Minute Read

We Do Each Day, and the Days Become Our Life

Living in DC means taking cabs. My husband, Shawn, and I took plenty of cabs for the 13 years we lived in DC together, and he always loved…

Death of a Parent, Grief, Motherhood
October 9, 2018
4 Minute Read

Even Though You’re In Heaven, Your Grandchildren Will Know You

The well-loved picture frame sits on the shelf in your grandkids’ room; just high enough to be out of reach from curious toddler hands, but low…