Reposting this today in honor of my sons Innocent +2011 and Andrew +2011. Last year on this date I posted a poster that said "My son died..." This year I'm changing it to "My sons died.."For more information and to add a picture from their gallery to your blog or site, go to August 19th, … Continue reading August 19th Day of Hope
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I just figured out how to enable comments on each individual page. (duh) So you if you have a comment you would like to make on, say, "Navigating the Hospital", then you can make a comment just on that page. I had assumed this was impossible and just found out it isn't. Hope this helps. … Continue reading Comments
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Points of Intersection
When I check stats for this site I am always interested by the searches that led people here. Sometimes it seems logical, sometimes I can tell the person was looking for something else entirely. It is amazing how we all intersect.Every time I see "eleven week miscarriage" or something to that effect I know … Continue reading Points of Intersection
Update
I'm sorry there hasn't been much here lately. I just passed Andrew's due date and that was hard. There were many babies born in the few weeks and days preceding his due date (and on his due date) and while I have been glad that all of them are safe and sound, it is hard … Continue reading Update
2012 OCAMPR Conference
OCAMPR (The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion) has announced its 2012 conference: The Child Conceived: Considering Infertility Treatment, Miscarriage and Early Child Loss. It will be held in Chicago on November 2nd and 3rd, but other details are still yet to be announced.
Stephanie’s story
Stephanie on Mama and Baby Love found Lost Innocents through a reader after she experienced a 12-week miscarriage herself. She wrote in great detail on her blog about the experience of delivering her baby naturally. She offered to share her story here and I have added it to the "Your Stories" page and also the … Continue reading Stephanie’s story
Upon those in the tombs…
...bestowing life.Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!Pascha is a poignant time for most who have lost babies or children. We desperately want our babies with us to celebrate Pascha and their absence is a gaping wound. I've had just as many painful and at times, bitter, thoughts about missing my two boys this year … Continue reading Upon those in the tombs…
Savannah’s Song
I have added Savannah's Song to the blog list. Savannah died this past December, just before 19 weeks, due to a band around her umbilical cord. Her mother started a blog and is just now sharing it publicly. Savannah's birth story is also now in the "Your Stories" section.Thank you, Caroline, for sharing your sweet … Continue reading Savannah’s Song
One Year
One year ago today my son Innocent was born. Here is the letter I wrote him this morning:***************************************** My dear Innocent,Happy birthday! Your birthday into heaven has already happened and I guess for you this day last year was rather anticlimactic, to say the least. It was a little different for me, of course.When you … Continue reading One Year
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