Stillbirth
A Tribute To A Share Caregiver
By: Karen Christopher On February 19, 2002, our daughter Elizabeth Christena Swader came silently into the world. I was 36 1/2 weeks and this was our first baby. We learned of her demise about 36 hours before when we went to the doctor for a routine visit and there was no heartbeat. There are no…
Read MoreA Distinguished Caregiver
A distinguished caregiver offering the gift of oneself to make a difference. His Story The Labor and Delivery nurse attended my wife when she delivered our daughter, Maria. Maria was stillborn at 30 weeks. Our nurse did not leave my wife’s side all night. Though Maria was the first stillborn our nurse had delivered, she…
Read MoreWhy 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 MoreGoodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
By: Kathy Gardner he’s breathing so softly so deeply so gently or is that me? the space between us has dissolved and i can’t tell if he’s taking my air or if i’m taking his we rest next to each other and sigh into the night, each comforting the other knowingly and unknowingly it is…
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