Rainbow baby. It’s a term that is used to describe a baby born after weathering the storm of child loss. Some say the baby offers families hope, a rainbow at the end of the storm. But ask any parent who has endured tragedy, even though there is new life, that doesn’t mean that it’s filled with …
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Finding help after the death of a child
“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 …
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 …