I thank the Lord every day for the nurse that was assigned to me for Wyatt’s induction. She was the one that stayed by my side when I needed it when I wanted it, and even when I didn’t know that I needed or wanted it. Dorothy was meant to be my nurse. I was…
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My Motherhood
Continue...My motherhood doesn’t look like your motherhood. You see me out at the store and you might think I’m a mother just like any other. But I’m not. Yes, I have my 8-month-old daughter in my arms. Yes, she makes every mundane daily task simultaneously harder to accomplish AND more joyful. Yes, I struggle with…
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Is It Possible To Forgive My Doctors?
Continue...The idea of forgiveness has presented itself lately within unexpected interactions with people. Last week, I spoke to the daughter of a woman who played an invaluable role in raising me as a child. During our conversation, she told me the unfortunate details of how her mother died suddenly and spoke of the potential medical negligence…
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5 Ways To Parent Your Living Children After Loss
Continue...Parenting my living children has proved to be one of the hardest parts of losing a child. Grief over a child squeezes every last drop of patience and sanity from me. It leaves me a husk of my former self. Emotions like anger, guilt, regret, sorrow, and bleak depression grip me on a daily, sometimes…
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- Angelversaries / Anniversaries / Special Dates
- Child Loss
- Dealing With Others in Grief
- Supporting a Friend After Loss
Don’t Forget: The Silence That Cuts Even Deeper
Continue...One of the greatest fears of any parent who has outlived their child is that their child will be forgotten. When significant days are not acknowledged, it increases the feelings of loneliness and isolation that the parent feels. When their names are not spoken it feels as though they are forgotten about or as if…
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- Dealing With Others in Grief
- Life After Loss
- Supporting a Friend After Loss
- Supporting a Friend Through Loss
Loving A Grieving Friend – Even When It’s Hard
Continue...Should grievers be given the freedom to mourn endlessly? Is it ok to withdraw, to be antisocial, to be far from the friend, daughter, wife, mother you once were? Is that understandable, justifiable when grief has stolen so much of your heart? Or does there come a point when enough is enough, when it is…
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Lies, Defamation, and Online Abuse — Can We Protect The Memory Of Our Dead Children?
Continue...Imagine, if you will, that your 13-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run. Or that your daughter is violently assaulted and dies as a result of her injuries. It’s a tough request, I know. But please bear with me. Let’s take it one step further. Following the homicide, you become aware that sickening lies about…
