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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 5, 2019
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The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

I had a son. His name was Brendan. He would have been 11 years old this September. The kids were thrilled to be adding #8 to our beautiful family,…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 17, 2019
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To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

I’m not one to issue advice, especially when no one’s asking. I am especially hesitant to offer advice to a person when they are pregnant, but I…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 3, 2019
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We Have One of Each, But Our Family Isn’t Perfect

When my 20-week anatomy scan revealed I was carrying a baby boy, our whole family was excited. He was the little brother my daughter had prayed for.…

Grief, Loss
June 8, 2019
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Dear Abby, You Got it All Wrong

Oh, Abby. I saw your column today—the one where you gave advice to Crystal in Nevada. She wrote to you asking how to cope with her aunt who had a…

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
May 16, 2019
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The Invisible Mother Hurts and Hopes

In a world full of mothers, so many of them seem to go unnoticed, unrecognized. Forgotten. They belong to a special class of mothers who walk amongst…

Baby, Loss
March 5, 2019
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Sometimes Pregnancy is Dark

Two pink lines beamed boldly through the tiny window of a pregnancy test, my future staring back at me—a vision in pink. It was my first pregnancy,…

Grief, Loss
December 22, 2018
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Dear Santa, Please Fill All of Our Stockings This Year

Dear Santa, I’m writing to you this year on behalf of my sweet 4-year-old daughter, Zoe. She wants you to know that she would like a doctor’s…

Child Loss, Grief
October 17, 2018
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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…

Baby, Child Loss, Grief
September 15, 2018
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Let Us Be Women Who Embrace the Mothers Who Grieve

Today I designed a print for a mom on the other side of the world. It was for her baby girl who would have turned one today. One year ago, at…

Child Loss, Grief
July 14, 2018
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Surviving the Loss of a Child Means Loving Fiercely and Remembering Bravely

Years ago, I received a phone call from a former co-worker, telling me that a student I knew had been hit by a car and died. She was just about to…

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The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

We Have One of Each, But Our Family Isn’t Perfect

Dear Abby, You Got it All Wrong

The Invisible Mother Hurts and Hopes

Sometimes Pregnancy is Dark

Dear Santa, Please Fill All of Our Stockings This Year

My Baby Was Stillborn, But Still Born

Let Us Be Women Who Embrace the Mothers Who Grieve

Surviving the Loss of a Child Means Loving Fiercely and Remembering Bravely

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