“My struggle should not take away from your happiness.”
Dear Fertile Friends, Please Don’t Hide Your Pregnancy From Me
‘Our last hope.’: After losing two babies, endometriosis warrior births miracle baby in final shot at IVF
“We had now lost our second baby. We only had one embryo left, and one last chance at having a biological child.”
‘The machines are no longer prolonging his life. If you want, you can hold him in your arms.’ I held him close to my heart, as he took his last breath.’: Mom honors son lost to rare GACI disease
“The neonatologist looked up at us. ‘I am really sorry to be the one that has to tell you this, but…’ I felt a lump in my throat and tears began to flow. I remember ripping off my mask because it was so hard to breathe. ‘Your son Devraj is incompatible with life.’ The entire room was slowly starting to blur.”
‘We had a piece of Josh with us, his partner whom he loved.’: Grieving mom adopts late Marine son’s K-9 partner
“Josh wanted to adopt Sirius after deployment. After he was killed, there was really no second thought; I was going to adopt him myself. Josh never had children, but in a way, this was his child.”
‘My. Son. Died. I can’t run from that. But I run so no one else has to run this race.’: Mom shares the intensity of grief after losing son to overdose
“Grief is the most arduous race anyone will ever run. You can do this, and I’ll run by your side.”
To My Special Needs Child: I Knew Our Lives Would Never Look The Same As Anyone Else’s, But We Picked Up The Pieces
“I know how to love different, how to embrace different, how to see all the different and know that it is beautiful. But most importantly, I know how to love a special little baby with my whole heart, and give him the life full of adventure he deserves.”
‘The last thing I remember is my husband holding me, my face buried in his chest as they carried Sky out of our home forever.’: Mom shares faith, grief journey on son’s ‘angelversary’
“Losing him very well could have been the end of me, the end of Clint, the end of our marriage, my story as a mom, Clint’s story as a dad, my walk with God, my life. But instead of it being my limit, losing Sky became my view.”
To My Future Babies, I Will Continue To Write Our Story
“No matter how many more chapters there may be, or how much longer it will take, I will never stop writing the pages of our story until the day comes that I finally get to share them all with you.”
‘Motherhood isn’t about where you came from, but how you rise to the occasion.’: Mom shares appreciation for ‘warrior women’ in her life, grandma who stood in the gap
“She could be the mother who never had her own children but rose to the challenge of raising another woman’s. That’s the woman warrior love of motherhood.”
‘The sonographer said, ‘I see more than one!’ Our first pregnancy, but we were blessed with two guardian angels.’: Mom shares loss of twins to Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
“Before we left the hospital, we held our babies one last time. With tears streaming down our faces, we promised them we would survive this for them and live every day in their honor. I walked with them to the elevator where we were forced to part ways.”