Why Friends Abandon Grievers
It happens in all kinds of ways. One friend just slowly backs off from liking posts on Facebook, waves at a distance from across the sanctuary, stops texting to check up …
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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 …
Signs of Labor: How to Tell When It’s Time for Your Baby’s Birth
As you approach 40 weeks of pregnancy, you will probably spend a lot of time wondering, “When will labor start?” It can be frustrating to wait, especially if you go …