Tonight I light five candles. One for my son Holdon who was taken from us too soon because of HELLP Syndrome, a variant of preeclampsia, and severe prematurity. The other candles are for my four miscarriages. This is my second year participating in the Wave of Light and I can’t help thinking how different things are today then they were a year ago. In the past year we had a failed IVF and another really early miscarriage and then became blessed with this pregnancy, our miracle baby. As I think about my angels in Heaven, I feel sad for how much I miss them and wish I had had more time with them, but I also feel so much hope and love. I know our guardian angels are watching over me and this pregnancy and over their little brother so he may continue to grow healthy and strong and join us in this world at the end of year. I am also thinking about all the little angels throughout our blogging community and around the world who were taken from their parents too soon and sending love and prayers to them and their families.
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Last year I posted this post: October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I just wanted to share the link again this this year in case some of you are not aware of the significance of October to pregnancy and infant loss awareness. Also, I just wanted to remind everyone that October 15th is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, and that at 7pm across the world, parents will be lighting candles in all time zones in remembrance of their lost angels by participating in the Wave of Light. “A wife who loses a husband is called a widow. A husband who loses a wife is called a widower. A child who loses his parents is called an orphan. There is no word for a parent who loses a child. That’s how awful the loss is.” ― Jay Neugeboren, An Orphan
Healing Through Sharing: Wave of Light on October 15th
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc. This image was shared with me on Facebook today and I just wanted to share it here. Today is October 15th: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. On this day, I think it’s fitting to highlight this Facebook post because it led me to special Facebook page that provides another source of support for pregnancy loss and infant loss, and we can never have enough resources for this! Click on the link above to view the Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Facebook page. Today, I light 4 candles: one for my beautiful angel Holdon and one candle for each of my embryo angels. Related Articles: On National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a Mother With a Candle to Light