I was seven when my mother had a miscarriage. Twelve years later, the issue still bothers me as I struggle with coming to grips with the changes and uncertainty fate plays in all our lives….
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By Allison Campbell Physicians are very familiar with the pain felt by family members when they lose a loved one. The families may not realize, however, that the physicians also often suffer an emotional loss…
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More than just a name, was yours Jonathan, from heaven above, its meaning, “gift of God” our son, full of love. More than just a fetus, or merely scanned as “baby B” you mean and…
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so, so tiny quiet perfect baby girl. beautiful long fingers. beautiful long toes. mouth opens to say a silent hello. arm trembles as her body quietly dies. quietly dies. quietly dies. eyes never open, her…
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By Christabel We were so excited to be pregnant with our second child, and our little boy, age 2, greeted my belly with a good morning, good night, and tales of the day. He tried…
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By Andrew Nielsen Stanford Community Writing Program When an infant passes away and the coming of another baby is expected, it can be an apprehensive time for the both the mother and father. Fears from…
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It was a great pregnancy. I had no morning sickness except for the one morning I ate a banana and a prenatal vitamin. I knew of you on the night of February 27, 2002. I…
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The hope to have a child again “When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but at times we keep looking at the closed door for so long that we don’t see the other one.”…
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By Alison Mockett Wash I remember what I learned about Spring as a child: coloring a tree with pink flowers, learning about the birth of baby animals, and singing the rhyme “April showers bring May…
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By Kristie Shulman HAND of Santa Cruz County A river of fluid gushes from my body. I’m deflating, dissolving into the emptiness… The evacuation has begun. Seven long months, two to go, and you have…
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