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 …
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The Father-Son Bond My Husband Will Never Experience
I was at the gym when I saw something out of the corner of my eyes. A father-son duo, working out together. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, but I smiled as I watched the father give his son tips as they lifted weights. It was then that my heart sank. My husband would never have that moment with …
This picture. It’s all I have of my daughter who died.
This picture. It’s all I have of my daughter who died. No videos, no precious pictures of her tiny feet or even a picture with her triplet siblings. For those us who have faced the unbearable experience of child loss, this is our reality. We are given tangible keepsakes; the footprints, the tiny …