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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 15, 2020
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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 thoughts like…

Marriage, Motherhood
May 11, 2020
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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 I used to play my…

Living
April 26, 2020
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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 was strong enough to get extubated.…

Marriage
April 15, 2020
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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 touched or held our baby boy.…

Marriage
April 13, 2020
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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 about the long hours I have ahead of me. It is just…

Living
March 31, 2020
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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 home before they go to sleep. It is being on…

Faith
March 29, 2020
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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 feeling a bit…

Baby
February 13, 2020
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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 some nervous apprehension as we…

Baby, Motherhood
February 1, 2020
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This Wasn’t What You Planned

This is probably one of my favorite photos ever. Of course, it’s my sister. But it’s so much more than that. At that very moment,…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
September 15, 2019
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Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

On this ordinary day in the NICU, I went to fill my bottle in the kitchen after my 1 p.m. pump. I saw a mama there, sitting alone, hiding her face in…