Our Parents Met Their First Grandbaby Through a Hospital Window, and it Was the Sweetest Thing Ever
I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting…
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To Love a Child To Eternity
She lifted the young child into her arms and experienced, for the first time, a love so big her heart…
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In Life After Loss, the Little Things Are Big
This sounds absolutely horrible. But it's real. And it's raw. And let's just be honest, we probably all have some…
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I Already Lost a Daughter—I Couldn’t Lose My Husband, Too
As I strained through the phone to hear my husband’s words—shallow, barely audible, delivered in the staccato cadence in which…
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I Feel My Purpose in Coming Here Was To Save Her Life
Today was a beautiful day. My intubated patient who has been squeezing my hand for the last several days finally…
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My Husband is an ICU Nurse and I Haven’t Hugged Him in 3 Weeks
My heart hurts today. It's officially been three weeks since my husband, who is a nurse in the ICU, has…
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I Am An Essential Worker’s Wife
He leaves before the sun comes up and does not come back until the sun goes down. I wake thinking…
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This is Life As a Nurse
Life as a nurse is kissing your family goodbye long before the sun rises and hoping you will make it…
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This Hospital Parking Lot Rendition of “Way Maker” Will Bring You to Tears
This is a heavy time, my friends. There's no arguing that. Fear and uncertainty are swirling around and we're all…
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Here’s to the Keepers of Warrior Hearts
Do you remember those first moments with your newborn? Most of us likely experienced a mix of bliss paired with…
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