Don’t Tell Me God Is Good
Don’t tell me God is good. Well, at least don’t tell me that when it’s attached to something like: You got the job! (God is good!) You closed on the …
Losing My Daughter To Stillbirth: The 48 Hours From Heaven To Hell
At the breakfast table, my wife told me something felt a little bit different. Without much concern, I told her to keep me posted, and if things changed to call …
On Choice And Letting Go
On an unremarkable (or psychologically buried) spring day in 1994 I lost my second child at about 16 weeks gestation. I was 19, a high school drop-out, and trying to …
8 Confessions Of A Grieving Mother
As a grieving mother, I tend to walk a very fine line as I reintegrate into society and learn to navigate this new life of mine. What the world sees …
Pregnancy Loss Is Lonely — Especially for Transgender People
A 32-year-old man with obesity, Sam, arrived at the emergency room to be treated for intermittent abdominal pain that had been going on for 8 hours, according to a case …
5 Common Myths About Bereaved Parents
The trauma experienced by those who lose a baby is unimaginable to most. Most people won’t even allow their minds to ponder such a tragedy. When my daughter Aisley died …
7 Ways To Love Someone Who Is Grieving Their Child
When someone you love has experienced the loss of a child, it’s hard on everyone. They are engulfed in a sea of unbearable pain and grief and sorrow while you …
Mississippi mother & unborn child die due to no available 24-hour emergency care in their rural city
Half of those hospitals in the state are at risk of closing and 6 others closed over the past decade. The lack of health care has left many in the …
October Awareness: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | Health Literacy | Pregnancy & Infant Loss
During the month of October, we celebrate Children’s Health Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about children’s health issues. Read more.
Lives Lost – The Recent Catastrophic Changes To Cancer Care During Covid-19
Michael died on a cold sunlit day following months in hospital. A childhood cancer survivor, he’d developed secondary cancer aged 26. His older sister Julie was at his bedside. His …