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Pennies and Pachelbel: Signs from a Son

Back in 1997, my husband Mark and I had been married for almost 12 years and had been trying to get pregnant for the last six when we stared at the positive results from the home pregnancy test.  To say we were thrilled was an understatement.   Sixteen weeks into our pregnancy we had a routine [...]

First Halloween

I usually love Halloween, seeing all the little kids in their cute costumes struggling to hold up their trick or treat bags and trying to say “trick or treat”.  But that first Halloween was only a couple of weeks after our infant son, Dylan, had died, and I knew I could not be at home [...]

Does Grief End? Mom Holds On While Letting Go

After my infant son, Dylan, died I started jotting down various things and scenes I recalled from our experience.  I wanted to write about these memories not only to capture the details of Dylan’s life and death as a personal keepsake, but I also wanted to send it to our health care team.  I wanted [...]

Spiritual Struggles After a Child Dies

Beth Seyda, BS –?