Since I have been back to work for a month now, I have had a couple of conversations with people about why I was out of work for 7 weeks. For my job I go out to schools and teach parent engagement classes, because of this numerous people knew that I was pregnant and that… Continue reading Responding to a Grieving Mother
It's funny, you can be going about your day, not really thinking about the tragedy the befell you, and BAM! it's like a freight train hits you head on. The mind is a funny thing, the mind can convince the body that it is pregnant (chemical pregnancy), make your body heal without medicine (placebo effect).… Continue reading Grief, a powerful thing…
Last Sunday we went to visit Matthew for the first time since he was buried on December 1, 2017. They had just placed his marker a couple days prior, so we wanted to make sure it was correct and bring some new flowers. I was so nervous to go...what if it wasn't right, what if… Continue reading Visiting Matthew for the first time…
When we arrived at the hospital to be induced and wait for Matthew's arrival, one of my nurses gave us a box of keepsakes. Inside was a crocheted blanket, beanie, bear, and a keepsake book. When she first gave me the box I wasn't sure how to feel, I thought it was a nice gesture.… Continue reading Finding Purpose Through Tragedy
Matthew Neal born sleeping on November 11, 2017 at 4:04am, 9 inches, 11oz. Before we get there though, let's rewind exactly 4 months. July 11, 2017... It was a Monday, and I was rushing getting ready for work. The week before I feeling "off", so I decided to take a pregnancy test. I put the… Continue reading Matthew’s Story
Two months ago you left me. Two months ago I feel asleep with you in my belly for last time. Two months ago I felt you move for the last time. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you, miss you, want you back. I hope I am making you proud. I… Continue reading Two months ago…
