Kindness – by Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future…
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Darkness and Light
Years ago, one of my high school teachers stated that people don’t create art when they’re happy. “When people are…
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First Good Week
I have a confession. It’s been almost a whole week since I last cried. I’m not saying that I’m, you…
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Appropriate Grief Response
During my pregnancy loss counselling session last week, I was told that pregnancy loss grief intensity is not proportional to…
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First Milestone Date
Today marks the first milestone date: precisely one month or four weeks ago today I stared at the ultrasound screen…
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Finding Jizō, Part II
Miscarriage seems to be something people don’t really talk about. The grieving period is private, personal, not really discussed. After I…
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D to the C: Dilation & Curettage
My experience of having a D&C was very positive. The pre-op visit the day before surgery had prepared me: don’t…
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What I Am Learning From My Miscarriage
(Yesterday I didn’t post because it was D-[&C] Day and I ended up having a general anaesthetic. It went very…
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Gratitude
It was two weeks ago today that I found out there was a problem with my pregnancy. I am still…
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Officially No Longer Pregnant
Since Saturday night, I have been in discomfort during the day and/or with pain relief. At night, before the pain…
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