loss

A Picture That Reads: I’m Infertile

I was looking for something in the back of my vanity a few weeks ago and as I reached back, I started pulling out all of the empty boxes of Pregnancy Tests I keep hidden back there. I knew they were there, but I didn’t realize how many I had let pile up. I startedContinue reading “A Picture That Reads: I’m Infertile”

The Bravest Thing She Ever Did

The bravest thing my mother ever did was agree to let herself die. I have thought about this a lot and could not think of a better way to word it. In early March of 2019 my mom was diagnosed with Metastatic Brain Cancer with a life expectancy of six months (at best). My MotherContinue reading “The Bravest Thing She Ever Did”

Empathy & Trials

Before I had experienced any significant losses of my own, I thought I did a pretty good job of supporting others with my words of encouragement. When I was on the other side of loss, I realized how unhelpful, and sometimes unintentionally hurtful, some “supportive” comments can be. For those of you that I haveContinue reading “Empathy & Trials”