Pregnancy/Infant Loss
So many never speak and grieve in silence. Today is Pregnancy/Infant Loss Awareness Day, so I will stop, and take a moment to remember.
My mother lost two of my siblings around the 20 week mark. She and my father planted a tree for each of them in their backyard. Scott and Elizabeth Ann, you are remembered today.
Lauren and his ex-wife lost their son as well. He had a severe birth defect that would have made him severely disabled, but they chose to give him a shot at life, knowing that he might not live to be born. He died en utero at about 8 months. His ashes reside next to his great-grandmother's at his parent's vineyard, and we have a (empty) block urn inscribed with his name and birth date. It's displayed in our home with the silver cups of my children. He thinks about him all the time, and while excited about the prospect of us having a child someday, he's told me he's going to be a mess until the 20 week ultrasound. Shawn Luke, you are remembered today.
My heart goes out to all who have endured loss, and may the sun shine a little brighter each day.
I will light a candle for their young souls tonight.
My mother lost two of my siblings around the 20 week mark. She and my father planted a tree for each of them in their backyard. Scott and Elizabeth Ann, you are remembered today.
Lauren and his ex-wife lost their son as well. He had a severe birth defect that would have made him severely disabled, but they chose to give him a shot at life, knowing that he might not live to be born. He died en utero at about 8 months. His ashes reside next to his great-grandmother's at his parent's vineyard, and we have a (empty) block urn inscribed with his name and birth date. It's displayed in our home with the silver cups of my children. He thinks about him all the time, and while excited about the prospect of us having a child someday, he's told me he's going to be a mess until the 20 week ultrasound. Shawn Luke, you are remembered today.
My heart goes out to all who have endured loss, and may the sun shine a little brighter each day.
I will light a candle for their young souls tonight.