Tag: family grief
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The Heart-Wrenching Experience of Losing a Baby
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: December 11, 2017 Originally Published: November 6, 2017 It all began with a series of texts from my sister, who quickly shifted from saying she wasn’t feeling well to revealing she was pregnant with her first child. My heart soared at the news; the prospect of becoming an aunt was something…
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A Bird’s Final Resting Place: A Family’s Unconventional Goodbye
Get Pregnant Fast For several months, our family has been storing a deceased parakeet in our freezer. Tucked away in a dryer sheet, she resides next to our tub of vanilla ice cream and a bag of frozen corn. Each time I reach for ice, I can’t help but contemplate how to say farewell to…