Wow – sorry, but no better words right now for how I felt after reading, “Children Don’t Always Live” by Jayson Greene. An essay so powerful and hit so close to home, which even if you haven’t experienced, any parent would find so relatable.
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dear ba…a note to the grandmother i never knew
Dear Ba, Hi…this is Shraddha. I am your granddaughter. I think of you all the time. And not necessarily because I miss having you in my life – we never even met. Dad barely knew you – you left this Earth when he was two. I’m sure you were a beautiful lady inside and out. Dad definitely has your nose which…
5 tips on helping kids cope with a pet loss
Having to cope with a loss of a pet with your children can be very hard. A few days ago, we lost our family dog Tiger. Tiger was my dad’s dog, and my dad passed away four years ago, so Tiger was extra special to us. It has been 12 years since we got Tiger…
the jaw dropping postpartum selfie
Facebook user Erica Andrews snapped a postpartum selfie that had the world in awe. Dumbfounded. Surprised. After it went viral, we took a good look at her 24 hour postpartum photo. In it, she is nursing her newborn baby shortly after birth, has her postpartum belly hanging out for all of us to see, and she…
death of a baby…how to help a friend cope
I’ve been wanting to write this post on coping with the death of a baby for a couple of years now. I won’t go into the exact sequence of events which led me to finally write it now but to summarize, it began with recent comments regarding the way I’ve handled my infant son’s death. Again…
books to help cope with loss/change…both for parents and children
So today I was planning to share my bedrest survival tips post but that seems completely out of place since all of my thoughts surround the fact that it’s been exactly two years since we lost our baby boy Kush. And in those two years, there’s been much sadness, hopeless grieving, waterfalls of tears but…
8 ways of grieving when you have lost a loved one
2011 was a very tough year for my family and I. At the age of 57 I lost my dad from Central Nervous System (CNS) lymphoma cancer. I felt that my life had shattered and fallen apart. He was my strength and guidance and felt that I had no one anymore. It was a year…
five things i wish i had known when my daughter was born with down syndrome
Today marks the eighth anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day, a global awareness event. World Down Syndrome Day is specifically celebrated on March 21st, because it reflects the fact that Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, results when a child is born with three copies of the 21st chromosome, instead of the typical two…
“when bad things happen to good people” – a helpful book to cope with loss
Facing a loss is never easy. Difficult, sometimes inexplicable things such as losing a pregnancy, child, parent, marriage or a beloved pet are pains that many of us will endure in the course of our lifetime. Having recently gone through my own incredible tragic loss, I can say firsthand that the question of why was…