Bereaved Parents
Why Is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month Important To Me?
By: Derek Haake, Esq., MBA (Share Board Member) The night we delivered our triplets 6 weeks premature because my son was stillborn, I sat in the house, by myself because we had no family within 400 miles of us. This meant we had no one to take care of our dogs that night, so I…
Read MoreSweet Isaac Joseph
By Jodi Bauler Reprinted from Sharing, Volume 14 Issue 5 Like so many others who seek the comfort and support of Share, I too, have a story of loss and devastation. A little over a year ago, my 38 1/2 week pregnancy ended with my 7lb, 5 ounce baby boy depending on ventilators and tubes…
Read MoreRelationships: Staying Connected With Loved Ones After a Loss
Newsletter Release! Please take a moment to read the latest Share newsletter on Relationships After a Loss. Feel free to share with anyone you feel would benefit from its contents. Download here!
Read MoreHow My Marriage Changed After My Miscarriage
This article was originally published in the July/August 2016 Sharing Magazine. By Dr. Jessica Zucker Our feet touched as my husband and I leaned against our linen headboard in resignation, but we were a world apart. I had wine in one hand and a large spoonful of ice cream in the other. Since I was no longer…
Read MoreWhat Share Has Meant to Me
This was originally published in the Share Magazine in the Jan/Feb 2008 edition. By Krista McInerney Mommy to Madison Elaine McInerney, Elliott, and Meah When I lost my daughter in March of 2002, I had never watched anyone I know experience the loss of their baby, let alone known anyone who had ever lost a baby. Besides…
Read MoreAaren’s Milk
This article was originally submitted for the Jan/Feb 2014 Share newsletter. Aaren’s Milk By: Kimberly Clausen On 1/12/13, I my son Aaren was born still at 38 weeks of pregnancy. It came as a complete shock as I had a healthy pregnancy and three other healthy children. I went in for a routine checkup, and…
Read MoreChoosing One Another
By: Justine Brooks Froelker Think back to your wedding day or the day you publicly declared you were choosing one another. What do you remember thinking? For most of us, we dreamed of children in our future. We for sure did not dream of the struggle of infertility and loss throughout that dream. However, I…
Read MoreMemories for Mum & Dad
This article was originally posted in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of the Share newsletter. Memories for Andrew Dedicated to Andrew Joseph born quiet due to PROM Ally miscarried March 13, 2002 By Mum & Dad Michael & Angela Westermann Hello. My name is Angela. I am a bereaved mum. October 22, 2001 my son Andrew…
Read MoreCatch 22
This article was originally published in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of the Share newsletter. By Maggie Stockmann How many kids do you have? Is she your oldest? Such a simple question with such complicated answers. All that goes into deciding how to answer – Will I see this person again? Are we in public? Am…
Read MoreTraveling With Memories
By: Meredith Byers, former Share Board Member Summer is beginning, and many families are making vacation plans – either to travel somewhere by car or plane, or to enjoy a “staycation” and take in a local activity. Our family’s summer plans include travel in Missouri as well as Texas, and like many Share families, but…
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