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 …
triplets
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 …