My head nearly rotated off my shoulders, I turned it so quickly when the woman told me that she called her doctor’s office on a Friday afternoon to tell them that she hadn’t felt her baby move, and they told her that was “normal.” The next day she was admitted to the hospital. 36 hours … [Read more…]
Each October, in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Carly Marie sponsors a 30 day photography challenge called “Capture Your Grief.” To find out more about the Full Project Details visit Project Heal. Here are some of mine from this month. It’s never too late to participate!
I had the distinct pleasure of being a part of the creation of the new book by Nathalie Himmelrich: Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple. I am really pleased to say, we successfully launched the Kindle version of the book yesterday! The print version should be available any minute now! This book is an … [Read more…]
It’s been a few weeks since I posted. Sometimes, life gets too overwhelming. I’ve been trying to live more in the moment, and be more present with my children… less focused on death and sadness. And I have found that sometimes, the best healing mechanism for me is to walk away for a little while. … [Read more…]
Dying from a broken heart… heartbreak can literally break your heart. “Jelly Bean, I’m going to spend the afternoon and evening with my friend EV.” “Your friend who’s mommy died last year?” “Yes. This week her daddy died too.” I tried not to let the rapidly welling tears spill from my eyes. My eyes pricked … [Read more…]
One of our lovely contributors, Kelly DeBie, shared this post. The interesting part about it is that many people assumed she wrote it about a female friend. But it was written about a man. A Father’s grief. It’s really amazing how differently we seem to treat mothers and fathers in this world of loss and … [Read more…]
June 12th came and went this year, and it wasn’t until a few days afterwards that I realized I hadn’t taken pause on the 2.5 year anniversary of my daughter’s death. And then I realized it has been almost two months since I visited her grave. An enormous wave of guilt rushed over me, but … [Read more…]
If you open your heart to it, it automatically grows into something bigger I clicked on the “Return to Zero: Local Leaders” page on Facebook to see if there was any new news or information, and I found the most lovely post. Rebecca is a German blogger, who lost twins. She wanted to make sure … [Read more…]
A few months ago I was connected to Nathalie Himmelrich. I’m not sure how we came across each other, but somehow I found her blog, Living Without My Twin Sister. She has a similar story. Identical twin girls, almost the same age as mine; one of her’s also died a few days after birth. I … [Read more…]
If you are a grieving parent, you need to know about Molly Bears. I received mine yesterday, and it was so amazing to hold a personalized bear, weighing the same amount as my Kathryn, in my arms. Yes, it brought back some emotions and pain. Yes, we had a family moment where the children also … [Read more…]