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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 Reflecting on life after loss.
Although I have experienced the loss of several people who were close to me, it is the loss of my daughter that marks the most dramatic pivot-point of change in my life. This is not to say that my days are consumed by my grief and the loss of Rowan. They certainly used to be, but they are not anymore.
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Written by Melissa Hogue
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Written by Sandra Courtney-Wherry
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Experiencing the difficulty of parenting a living child while grieving for the one who has died.
 It is 9:30 at night and I am sitting on my couch folding my two year old daughter's laundry and sorting out clothes that she has outgrown. I am also sorting out clothes that show the wear and tear of an active two year old's play. This makes me just like thousands of moms with toddlers that grow faster than we ever imagined. But most other moms are not in tears, sobbing while they hold little pairs of jeans with grass stains.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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Here it comes, the dreaded anniversary. You may be wondering, "How will I deal with it? If the stress today is this bad, how horrible will I feel on the actual date?"
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 Trying to remain objective in the face of emotion
I asked my husband the other day if he thought about our deceased
daughter daily. His response was that he did not. I respect the fact
that he answered the question honestly, considering he must have known
it might upset me. He had an apologetic tone as he did so because I am
sure he knew it was not what I was hoping to hear. I suppressed the
knee-jerk flare up of righteous-indignant defense of our daughter's
memory, and tried instead to make sense of why this is the case. But
since then I had been troubled by the knowledge that she doesn't occupy
his mind in the same way that she does mine.
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Written by Kelly Juenger
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I had a normal pregnancy until September 18, 2009 when I went in for my doctor's appointment and my blood pressure was a little high. They wanted me to come back that Monday, September 21, 2009. I did, and it was still high, so they sent me to the hospital to get checked with an ultrasound. Ciersten's heart beat was normal. When they put the monitor on me they noticed that she was not moving that much so they decided to take me in to have an emegency c-section.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 "Life changes fast.
Life changes in the instant.
You sit down to dinner
and life as you know it ends."
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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What does it mean to be a mother to a child who died?
I remember back in the first summer after our daughter died, about six to nine months after her death - I started feeling "good" again. It wasn't that I was bouncing back 100% or that I felt I had moved on, but there was certainly a shift in my grief where it was no longer all-consuming.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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While at a Mary Kay Cosmetics party, I was guided to my seat along the dining room table and prepared myself to be made over by a woman whose acquaintance I had yet to make. I didn't mind being here, really, although it was tiring listening to her stale sales pitch drone on, feeling a little trapped among fourteen of my family and friends. And yet to my chagrin, I see the long list of items on the form next to me; items that I have enjoyed during my little make-over session. It is a list I intend to purchase.
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Written by Susan Dumas
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July 15, 2009 - Today is the day my baby boy was supposed to be born and I woke up with a heavy heart this morning knowing I have to face it all day; I just wanted to curl up and go back to sleep and not wake up again.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 Welcome to the RTF Angel Memorial Plaza, in Parker Colorado, USA.
When
you arrive at the park, you'll walk along the tree-lined path that
follows Cherry Creek. You'll pass the picnic tables and visitor
shelter. Continue north and you'll see the town's arboretum and all
the young trees that are growing there in a natural setting. If you
wander through there you'll learn the names of just about every tree
that is native to the area. Cross the old steel bridge and you'll find
an open field with horseshoe prints from rides on the equestrian
trail. Look to your left and you'll see an angel.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 Are you 18-40 years old, have had one or two pregnancy losses, and are interested in becoming pregnant again?
If you are, you may be eligible to join a very important study that may improve your chances of becoming pregnant and may also help you to have a healthier pregnancy.
Available information shows that low-dose aspirin (LDA) may improve pregnancy outcomes.
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Written by Corinne O'Flynn
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 Told by Angie and Cecil Bellephant, Written by Tracy Ahrens
One couple's journey through loving and letting go of a son with Potter's Syndrome.
Giant Hero is a wonderful book that tells the bittersweet story of the pregnancy and short life of Titus Bellephant, diagnosed in utero with Potter's Syndrome (bilateral renal agenesis).
Through the telling of this story, written by a journalist and friend of the family, we get a glimpse of the Bellephants, the trial they endure through the pregnancy and birth of their son, how faith played a role in their journey, and how they faced their grief after Titus was gone.
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