“We aren’t tending a wound that will go away over time. As we grow, our grief grows with us.”
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“They get to relive the best parts of their childhood through her eyes.”
‘My youngest was praying for a baby. ‘People our age don’t have more kids.’: Infertility warrior shares ‘unexpected gift’ of later-life pregnancy at 46 after 2 rainbow babies, adopted daughter
“I questioned why now? Why after years when I was younger begging for more kids would now be the time to answer that prayer? This year, at the age of 46 and 47, God decided it was time for the shock of our lives.”
‘My baby was there, but the heart was not.’: Woman starts nonprofit in honor of angel baby she lost
“We sat anxiously discussing nursery themes, names, and how long it was taking. My husband was ready with his phone to record our baby’s heartbeat, but the tech kept asking odd questions. ‘Is something wrong?’ I see my husband put away his phone and the tech goes to get a nurse for a ‘second opinion.'”
‘During the week leading up to Mother’s Day, I wanted to hide away from the world.’: Woman shares heartbreak on Mother’s Day after suffering 3 miscarriages
“It felt hard to breathe that week. Breathing reminded me of the breaths my babies never took. Three babies I would never meet.”
‘The evaluation read, ‘Keri’s past can best be characterized as chaotic, emotionally inadequate, and abusive.’: Woman details traumatic foster care and adoption, shares healing journey
“In 4 short years, I’d been removed at birth from my mother, placed into foster care, reunified with my birth father, and then placed back into foster care. I’d experienced family separation, failed reunification, abuse, neglect, and had already been named, renamed, and named again.”
‘I pushed the post button. ‘Oh my god. People now know I’m balding.’: Woman with alopecia shares hair loss acceptance journey
“Not everyone is ready to talk about it or go public. No one knows what’s best for you, except YOU.”
‘Intimacy would feel like a fire-lit icepick stabbing into my ovary, pelvis, and stomach. I realized the pain wasn’t normal.’: Endometriosis, IBS warrior opens up about chronic illness struggles
“This diagnosis came approximately 7 years after my symptoms started. I may not look sick, but on the inside, it’s a different story.”
‘Two more doctors rushed in. They were scrambling with the ultrasound machine and saying, ‘Call an ambulance.’: Mom shares emotional pregnancy loss at full term
“My baby was so very still inside me. I wasn’t crying, I was just in shock and rubbing my belly.”
‘The moment I saw ‘habitual aborter’ on my medical chart, my breath was knocked out of me.’: Woman grieving pregnancy loss urges for updated terminology
“Grieving mothers deserve medical care that makes them feel truly cared for.”