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A Million Pieces: One Month After SIDS Every moment without my son reminded me of what I had lost and would never get back

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:39:02 +0000

In the days after his passing, it felt like the world was spinning too fast while I stood still. The grief was suffocating, leaving me gasping for air. Every moment without my son reminded me of what I had lost and would never get back.

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A Million Pieces: One Month After SIDS
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{10 Years Later} Little Lives, Big Inspiration

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 20:20:22 +0000

Last year, I signed up to run a half marathon only a few weeks after starting to run for the first time in my life. Crazy, huh? I joined a team that was fundraising for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia and created a sub-team in memory of my son, Charlie. Team Charlie’s Angels, ... Read More about {10 Years Later} Little Lives, Big Inspiration

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Ukraine: Bearing Witness In The Grief Of War

Katja Faber — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:15:57 +0000

She then adds, with the softness of a woman who has suffered infertility for years, that she will not leave behind her tiny Augustine. She explains that her cryopreserved embryo was to be implanted in her uterus on the 26th of February but that the invasion had made it impossible.

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Lives Lost – The Recent Catastrophic Changes To Cancer Care During Covid-19

Katja Faber — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:11:55 +0000

One of the tragic consequences of Covid-19 has been its catastrophic impact on cancer care.

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When You Lose The Person You Love Before They Die

Katja Faber — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:44:11 +0000

She may not have been alive to comfort me when Alex was killed, but I know, that for me, had I had to see my mother grieve not only his loss but also my suffering, it would have been doubly unbearable.

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Redefining Christmas And The New Year

Katja Faber — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:11:00 +0000

With the death of my son, I lost Christmas. And consequently, so too did my surviving teenaged children.

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Dear Meghan

Diana Stone — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:00:55 +0000

Today many of us in the loss community read your article on having a miscarriage and the memories it brought up of "being ok." I know many of us, including myself, read your words with a deep ache of understanding - our memories brought back to us of those moments when we just knew something was wrong.
You may face an onslaught of lash back from those outside the loss circle, those who can't fathom why anyone, and especially Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, would want to share about miscarriage and child loss - something so personal, so private.
I'm sure you already are bracing for this in light of the past few years.

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October: What Lighting A Candle Means To Me

Heidi Beltran — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:50:00 +0000

There was once a bright light in my life and then it was snuffed out. Yet I still feel the brightness of that first sweet child’s presence in my life.

And I can continue to honor her memory by lighting a candle, no matter what day of the year it is.

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For Medical Professionals Caring For Parents Who Have Lost A Child In A Multiple Pregnancy

Niamh Connolly-Coyne — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

If you are a medical professional caring for parents who have lost a child/children in a multiple pregnancy: Don’t worry about saying the wrong thing and allow the parents to talk. Ask parents if you are “getting it right” and anything else you can do to help. Your support will help parents with their journey ... Read More about For Medical Professionals Caring For Parents Who Have Lost A Child In A Multiple Pregnancy

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The Acknowledgement Of The Few

Amy Lied — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

It’s been almost 3.5 years since we lost our son. Initially, when he died, we received hundreds of cards and memorial gifts in his memory. So many people reached out. People we hadn’t spoken to in years (like my husband’s ex-girlfriend from high school as an example) because our loss touched them in some way. ... Read More about The Acknowledgement Of The Few

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