A Mother's Journey
My heartfelt book, Losing Alex, which I wrote after the loss of my first baby, Alex, who was stillborn at full term, is now officially an AudioBook and I couldn't be more proud and humbled by the amazing voice of Marsha Waterbury, for lending her talents for my story.
Walking through life after losing a child means learning to live in a perpetual state of paradox. It is a daily, often exhausting tightrope walk where two completely opposing truths occupy the exact same space: I am entirely broken, and yet I am deeply blessed. If you are a bereaved...
When you experience the unimaginable loss of a child, the world changes overnight. The sheer fragility of life is laid bare, and for a long time, the only language your heart knows is grief. I spent a full year crying after my son Alex was stillborn at full term. Every...
There are certain questions that hit a bereaved mother like a physical blow. Among the heaviest are the ones implying an expiration date on grief: “Are you still upset?”, “When are you going to move on?”, or “Don’t you think it’s time to get back to normal?” Society often treats grief like a...
If you are a bereaved mother, you already know the sinking feeling that happens the moment someone asks a seemingly innocent question: “How many children do you have?” It’s a question most parents answer instantly. But for us, it can trigger a wave of hesitation. Do we include our child in...
Welcome to the ‘Bereaved Mom Tip of the Week’! 🤍 Grief can feel like the loneliest road in the world. When your whole life has shifted, it’s easy to feel like nobody around you truly understands the heavy, quiet corners of your heart. If you’re navigating loss right now, here...
Welcome back to the ‘Bereaved Mom Tip of the Week’! 🤍 Grief is heavy, and some days just getting through is all we can handle. If you’re navigating loss right now, here is my tip for this week: Let yourself lean into the quiet comfort that animals can give us...
Stepping back into this space has been quite a journey, and I am so deeply glad to be sharing these moments with all of you again. Grief has a way of completely changing the landscape of life, and some days, simply holding space for the heavy parts is all our...
Welcome back to the Bereaved Mom Tip of the Week! 🤍 If you’ve been following along for a while, you might notice it’s been a minute—specifically, a two-year hiatus following the loss of my mom. Grief changes the landscape of everything. It reshapes how you see the world, how you...
I want to thank everyone for their love and support. Since Nicky’s passing on December 5th I’ve been in a kind of a fog. It’s going to take sometime to re-gain some direction in my life as I feel lost and confused. I’ve been a full time caregiver for 25...
Nicky was filmed by Barcroft TV (Truly) for one of their videos about people born with different conditions and disorders. Here’s his! Nicky is not the first person with Epidermolysis Bullosa to be featured, here’s the other brave EBers that have been featured on this program. There are many others...
New episode of Butterfly Talk ready to view! If you want to be able to help a friend or family member that has lost a child, I hope my super-important tips can help you! Butterfly Talk is a YouTube show where I talk mom to mom about different aspects of...
Today is Rare Disease Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about rare diseases and their impact on our lives. There are 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, and approximately 25,000 people in the United States living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). Nicky has the most severe form, called Generalized Severe Recessive Dystrophic form (RDEB-sev gen). He...
New episode of Butterfly Talk ready to view! If you want to be able to help a friend or family member that has a child with special needs, I hope my super-important tips can help you! Butterfly Talk is a YouTube show where I talk mom to mom about different...
The last week of February is coming up, and it’s always a somber time for me. 26 years ago I was 30 years old and nearly 9 months pregnant. I was so happy!! The crib was ready, the diapers bought, and I couldn’t wait to meet my little treasure. A...
