Posts Tagged ‘Rebecca Stockwell’
Milestones
By: Rebecca Stockwell A close friend had a baby a few weeks before my son was born. We live a few hours from each other, so I wasn’t around for most of her milestones. When she was seven months old, we were invited to her baptism and to spend the night at her house. We don’t…
Read MoreIdentity Shift
By: Rebecca Stockwell My loss came, as many do, out of the blue. I went for a routine ultrasound and found out my son had multiple anomalies. I’m a nurse, and when I lost my son I was working in step down ICU. I took about a week off after my loss and then returned…
Read MoreTrusting Your Body After Miscarriage
By: Rebecca Stockwell Hello to all the bereaved parents out there and all the family members supporting them. You are true warriors. My name is Rebecca, I became a bereaved mom in 2010. I was having an uneventful pregnancy until we went for a routine 18 week ultrasound. I can vividly remember the ultrasound hurting…
Read MoreThe Hardest Decision I’ve Ever Made
By: Rebecca Stockwell The scariest thing about going to my first support group was worrying that I would be told I didn’t belong because I had a termination for medical reasons. I was scared my grief wouldn’t be seen as legitimate, that I would be condemned for making what I thought was the only decision…
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