by abigwarfe | Oct 27, 2015 | Books for Grieving Parents, Giving Back
I can honestly say that a large part of my healing after losing my daughter Kathryn has come from helping other people and giving back. Through giving to others, I feel like I am keeping Kathryn alive and honoring her. I know for a fact that my focus on helping other...
by abigwarfe | Oct 15, 2015 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss
The loss of a baby or child is something a mother never, ever forgets. Please remember all babies who have been lost on the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, October 15th. Light a candle, change your Facebook profile picture to a burning candle –...
by abigwarfe | Oct 1, 2015 | October is PAIL Awareness Month, Pregnancy and Infant Loss
I have been very quiet the last two months. Partially because life has just been so crazy, and partially because I’ve been storing up my energy for these next 3 – 4 months. The hardest months for me and for many. But October is OUR month. October is our...
by abigwarfe | Sep 28, 2015 | Books for Grieving Parents
It’s been one year since Nathalie Himmelrich published her book Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple. I can attest to the beating my marriage took after we lost our daughter. It is so difficult to keep yourself afloat, let alone manage a relationship...
by abigwarfe | Aug 3, 2015 | Books for Grieving Parents, Words for grieving parents
Words for baby loss … Words for baby loss don’t come easily, even for someone who has been there. Even I still struggle with knowing the right words to say to a mama who has lost her baby. Or the father in those rare times that the dad opens up. Over time,...
by abigwarfe | Jul 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
One Miracle by Jennifer Long A few months after my husband and I married, we decided we were ready for a baby. Very soon I was pregnant. I had a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby boy. When our son was fifteen months old, we decided to try for baby number two. ...
by abigwarfe | Jun 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today I just want to give a little encouragement for grieving mothers. Particularly those who still struggle with those dark moments. We all do. I gave a presentation at our local Moms of Multiples club the other night about Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)...
by abigwarfe | May 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
I think about this a lot. How self-destructive grief can become, if it is allowed to be. How we can quickly become trapped in a cycle of unhealthy grieving. All of us will do some things that may be considered unhealthy as we grieve. That’s not abnormal....
by abigwarfe | May 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mamas who have lost a child – today is our day to think of you and remember you. International Bereaved Mother’s Day. I wrote a piece entitled Comfortably Numb on my personal blog. I invite you to read it if you’d like. Is there anybody in there?...
by abigwarfe | Mar 25, 2015 | Healing
I had a major breakthrough last week. I held a baby and actually enjoyed it. I enjoyed cuddling and smelling and kissing and coddling. In a way that no longer felt like my heart was ripping out and my soul was being crushed, but in an “oh you are so sweet and I...
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