“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and rescues those who are crushed in spirit.” ~ Psalm 34:18 It was snowing the morning my third baby, Layla Donna was born. It was March 25, 2015 and she arrived into this world, a pink bundle of joy. I remember her smell, like sweet roses. Her aroma and tiny breaths calmed me… Read more →
Tag Archive for Grief
Dear Friend
You have been with me on this journey for a few years now. You have watched me cry, get angry, frustrated or sometimes just silently grieve through the pain of infertility. Your strength and your reassurance have been graciously received, even if I have not always told you so. I am comforted by the knowledge that you are always there… Read more →
Somewhere over the Rainbow
I sometimes wonder what it means to ‘finish’ this journey. It is almost four years now that we have been on this road, but it feels so much longer. Is there really ever an ending, a final destination? Do those who have succeeded really put the journey behind them; do they feel that they have finally found their way? I… Read more →
What does Mother Nature know?
Last week I was with my specialist, this week I’m in the sunshine. A contrast certainly but it was important for me to time this holiday accordingly. Time to reflect and decide…. So first of all we did have good news. My medical situation has been solved (so far), and now we just need to let the dust settle… Read more →
Que Sera Sera
This week I quietly celebrated my thirty-ninth birthday! I certainly don’t feel close to forty years old! Nonetheless, the years just keep getting shorter and that landmark birthday is fast approaching me. It has also now been exactly three years that we started this journey, and we are also, next week, hitting a precipice as we find out if we… Read more →
Breaking the Silence
In recent weeks the topic of miscarriage and infertility has become widespread news; all as a result of social media King, Mark Zuckerman’s astonishing announcement that he too has suffered the pain of recurrent miscarriage with his wife, Priscilla. This highlighted the reality that miscarriage can happen to anyone, and it does! In fact the current statistics state one in… Read more →
Everyone is Talking about Mark Zuckerberg
This week I read several articles featuring Mark Zuckerberg (CEO and founder of Facebook). He and his wife are pregnant! However, they have also experienced the loss and anguish of multiple miscarriages. He bravely made a very public statement about their losses and the pain that they went through on their fertility journey. It is wonderful to hear that… Read more →
Angel Breaths
What if ‘lost angels’ were watching and protecting us? I recently came across a delightful book, ‘Angel Breaths’ by Sherrie Lowe an experienced author of now six novels and two memoirs. Honestly, I found this book under the theme pregnancy loss and miscarriage, but it is far more fantastical than a reality story. Sherrie Lowe eloquently tells the story through the eyes of a ‘lost… Read more →
What if we talked about Miscarriage?
Look around you. Think about your friends, your colleagues and even your family members. Statistics say that approximately 1 in 4 couples deal with infertility. That is most likely someone you already know, yet you may not be aware of it. Miscarriage and infertility is a disease. It is a condition that many people all around us are experiencing every day;… Read more →
Advice to Myself
Now reaching my fourth year of trying to conceive and still no child to show for it. This has been an incredibly heart-breaking journey, one which I am starting to feel that we will never reach the destination we had hoped for. I look around and many of my friends and family now have toddlers, even school-age children, and I still wait… Read more →