Siblings grieve. And they grieve deeply. Even the most youngest child grieves the death of a sibling. The parents obviously grieve, but many people dismiss or don’t recognize that when a child dies and has siblings the siblings have lost so much too. I’d like to share a recent experience to express just this point. […]
Parenting After the Death of a Child: What Others Need to Know
I want to address a topic which has been weighing heavily on my mind for quite some time now. Unfortunately, I have also heard so many other grieving parents deal with this too and are left not knowing what to do or say in these situations. So I want to state this clearly, plainly and […]
Thursdays with Turner: January 18, 2018
My Dear Sweet Turner It has been 43 weeks since our last perfect day together. 299 days. It pains me to write that out. Since I knew of your existence, I have now lived longer without you than I did with you. Even writing that down takes my breath away. Acknowledging that a mother has […]
Thursdays with Turner, August 10, 2017
My Dear Sweet Turner, It has been 20 weeks since out last perfect day together. It seems nearly impossible that it has been that long. Each morning I wake up I hope and pray these last 20 weeeks have been the worst nightmare I have ever had. I pray I am still heavily pregnant with […]