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. […]
Imagine
Imagine what it feels like to be told your once thriving, healthy, kicking, active baby has no heartbeat for no apparent reason after a beautiful and flawless pregnancy. Imagine the shear panic and horror surging through your body when you realize your baby is no longer moving. You are 38 weeks pregnant and the thought […]
The Day My World Shattered – March 24, 2017 Turner Ashby Crocker’s Birth Story Part 1
Around 10am EST, exactly one year ago today on March 24, 2017 is when my whole world came crashing down. This is when we learned our baby had no heartbeat at 2 days shy of 38 weeks…16 days until my due date. I feel like i am finally ready to share what happened on the […]
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 […]