Birthday Benches
August 20, 2015 at 11:36 pm | Posted in Grief, hydrops, Jake, life after loss, Love, NICU | 9 CommentsTags: baby loss, birthday, child loss, death of a baby, H.E.A.R.T.strings Perinatal Bereavement Office at Northside Hospital, hydrops fetalis, premature birth, ways to honor the memory of your child
Jake never left the hospital. His short life was spent entirely in the NICU. The only other places Evan and I went with him were the consult room and a small outdoor balcony off of the NICU.
While helping with the special project of updating the consult room I heard that the balcony might need some new benches. It seemed to make sense to me that for Jake’s 10th birthday we should get the benches for the balcony. So that is what we did. We miss you Jake.
7 years minus 1 day & I still miss you
August 26, 2012 at 9:14 pm | Posted in after death?, Grief, hydrops, Time | 15 CommentsTags: anniversaries, child loss, dark days, death of a baby, hydrops fetalis, Jake, new not so normal, parenting, quotes, thoughts
It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone. Rose Kennedy
Dear Jake,
Tomorrow it will be 7 years since your Dad and I held you. I am still not sure how anyone got me to leave the NICU that Friday night. I have nothing really new to tell you. It is another day without you. Tomorrow will come and you will officially be gone for 7 years. The numbers do not matter. I will miss you forever. Love you always. I will look for you in my dreams.
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