“Have you discussed plans for Baby A? She is downstairs in the hospital morgue.”It’s a moment I’ve never really talked about, yet it’s an unfortunate reality for those of us who have experienced the loss of a child. As new parents, my husband and I were supposed to be planning our nursery and …
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Bereavement leave is not enough: something needs to change
Exactly 12 weeks after I delivered my triplets, I received a phone call from HR. They were wondering when I was coming back to work. I remember my heart racing, the anxiety building, as I burst into tears. Just 12 weeks earlier, I delivered three children more than 17 weeks premature. In that …
Sometimes it is hard to let go
My heart was racing, my hands shaking, as I carefully took the shadow box off the wall. One by one, I took down my children’s keepsakes, some of the only tangible items of my son and daughter who are no longer alive. Abby, Peyton, Parker. Those three shadowboxes have been a staple of our …