Eternally Indebted: The NICU Nurse
Dear NICU Nurse, On behalf of NICU families everywhere, I have to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything that
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February 2, 2019
For Medical Professionals
My Son Died, And I Mothered Him For Eight Days At The Hospital
When I delivered Liam, I was in the hospital for a total of nine days. After I woke up the day following the c-section, Liam
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January 25, 2019
Providing The Gift Of Time For Grieving Parents
When a baby’s life is brief, parents must fit a lifetime of love and memories into mere moments. Without adequate support,
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November 4, 2018
Perimenopause: “Just Expect a Heavy Period”- Again
“Just expect a heavy period.” On the ultrasound table, I knew that my baby was not alive. But just as surely as I knew that
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August 19, 2018
To The Nurses Who Brought Me Back Into Life
Thank you for saving me. Your skills and your knowledge saved me from following my daughter into death, but it was your
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May 7, 2018
In Pregnancy After Loss, Nothing Is Routine
“Have you been feeling movement?” the nurse asks as she takes my blood pressure at each prenatal appointment. Every time she
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March 9, 2018
Every Pregnancy Loss Is Birth
The waves of cramps came, then an urge to push. What emerged from my body mere weeks into my pregnancy did not resemble a
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January 27, 2018