For my Taylor Lee, I’m standing here. For my Taylor Lee, I’m stripping my walls down. For my Taylor Lee, I am speaking THE truth. April 16, 2016, approximately 2:30 p.m. After a peaceful morning at home, Candy was still sitting on my stomach licking it. I always heard animals…
Tag: Stillbirth
Taylor Lee
Taylor Lee is a poem I wrote dedicated to my beautiful daughter who I never got to hold. I may have carried you a short time,But you taught more than anyone. You taught me love.A mother’s love.You gave me a glimpseOf how my mom loves me. You taught me pain.A…
Unusual sources of therapy for depression, anxiety, PTSD
Yesterday I was at the hospital for my medication management appointment. During my appointment, I received some news that upset me a little bit. I left the appointment quite upset and I knew that I had a three-hour drive home. If I did not change my mindset, I knew my…
Ah, celebrating your joys while grieving alone in our silence
Infertility. Miscarriage. Stillbirth. Taboo Subjects. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 out of 6 people suffer from infertility now. If that number was not astonishing enough, 26 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage before 20 weeks of gestation, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Finally,…