By Justina Oldehoff The Loss of a Child Brings Isolating Grief
The more time that passes, the more isolating grief feels. I have isolated myself. I have pushed people away. I…
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By Patricia Murphy The Heart Inside a Loss Mom is Always a Little Broken
October 28, 2019: “I’m so sorry,” she said, as she backed away from the machine as if it were a…
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By Amy Cirksena I Need You To Know That Even Though My Child is Invisible, I Am Still a Mother
To the mother who can kiss all of her children goodnight. To the one who will get to watch her…
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By Nicole Hastings I’m Supposed To Raise You To Be Strong, But You’re the One Who Strengthens Me
I dreamed of you before I held you. Curious eyes. A smile that lit up your face. When I saw…
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By Jessica Wolff The World May Forget Her But We Never Will
It has been 16 months since my first child was stillborn. Our surviving child, her twin, was very ill for…
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By Kristin Schlegel I Miss You So Much, My Son
I miss you. I imagine you hugging me in my mind. I close my eyes, and I breathe you in.…
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By Elizabeth Kennedy I Never Got to Hear My Baby Cry
Life is made up of fleeting moments. Some you catch hold of and can fully enjoy. Some fly by so…
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By Jenny Albers Dear Baby, I’ll See You In Heaven
I saw your face for just a moment before the nurse carried your lifeless body away. You looked like you…
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By Amy Catlin Wozniak Only Jesus Can Carry the Weight of a Broken Heart
In July 2014, our 25-year-old son Ryan (my stepson) was killed when the gas can he was using to light…
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By Sarah Elle Norman My Son’s Death Taught Me Love is All That Matters
My name is Sarah, and I am Koa's mama—a title I feel privileged to hold. My precious Koa was a…
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By Daphne Bach Greer 5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You
I woke up this morning and sat up on my bed, legs dangling towards the floor. The heaviness of my…
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We Are Mothers Forever, Even When Our Children Are in Heaven
We mothers will never forget those precious moments when we held our children in our arms for the very first…
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