Stillbirth

the FRIENDSHIPS I have made in the past five plus years!  It amazes me still that we have not met one another in real life.  You are more than friends to me you are my "family".

For BEING THERE FOR ME.  Oh how many nights I'd get up and read the board because I couldn't sleep and the tears wouldn't stop flowing.  I'd go through the archives searching for similarities in losses, etc.  

For the UNDERSTANDING.  When others wouldn't understand what I was going through, all the mothers on the stillbirth board would.  All those feelings......were they normal?  Was I wrong to be thinking that way?  Was I weak?  Everyone reassured me I was okay and my feelings indeed were normal.

For the REMEMBERING.  When others forgot how special the 10th day of each month was for me......you all remembered.  You remembered and understood how hard Mother's Day would be and how difficult it would be to spend it without my angels.

For the SUPPORT AND LOVE.  Unconditional and undying.  I will never ever forget each and ever member who has come through the stillbirth board.  Never.  Each of you will forever hold a very special place in my heart....which is bigger because of you.

Thank you stillbirth board, but most importantly thank you stillbirth board members.

In honor of my angels, Ashton Connor, Trent Robert, Brendan Alexander, Calin Alexander, 2 early  angels and my living children Quentin Alexander and Skylar Kennedy.  With love, Kim  former cl on this wonderful board.

Ditto to what Kim said!

Thank you stillbirth board...

For being a refuge in my time of need.  For providing a place where other women knew EXACTLY what I was going through and were able to comfort me with the right words.  For understanding why it hurts when no one remembered (or dared to mention) my daughter's birthday just a year after she died.  Thank you for the friends I have met, both IRL and on this board.  Thank you for the bond that was created within the group of amazing and strong women.  Thank you for helping me realize God is my anchor and I have to rely on Him to get me through the toughest (and all times) times of my life.  Thank you for the tears I've shed when I related to the same feelings someone else was having. 

Although I haven't actively posted on the stillbirth board for a couple of years now, it still holds a very deep place in my heart.  A place that reminds me that my grief isn't fresh anymore, but will always be there to some extent.  A place that reminds me how many women ARE experiencing that fresh, awful grieving period.  I will always treasure the friendships and bonds that were created here, and I am more than sad to see this board become a thing of the past.

May we all continue to cherish life and all the memories it holds...

Tami - co-cl to the Parenting after Stillbirth board.

Mom to ^i^ Kellie Anne, stillborn @ 30 weeks on October 31, 1998

Kelsey Lynn, 3/22/01 and Kevin Ryan Wayne 3/24/03

 

Lisa and Angel Sarah

To feel so alone after such a devestating loss.... to know that you are not alone, that there are others, that feel what you are feeling, that have experienced what you have experienced. that they just know.... no matter what time of day or night they are there for you. That you can honestly say or do anything and they KNOW. And most importantly they are your friends, the faceless, sometimes nameless friends that cry with you and remember....... it is priceless, a gift that I will NEVER forget..... they lead me through the darkest minutes, hours and sometimes days of my lives. Thank God for the board, thank god for these women that I can call my friends. How did I get so lucky?

To see light when there was darkness, to know hope when there was none, and to try again at life.,....... Thank you everyone!!!!!! To quote my daughters favorite Dr. Seuss Book. "I am I, and I can wiggle my toes, can you?!" For all those who tried again, and to those who didn't Thank you for being my toes and my light. Forever in my heart Xo Julie mom to Claire 6 1/2 ~Sarah~ bs at 40 weeks ~7-25-00~ and miracle Molly 2 1/2