The Only Way Around is Through

Over the last nine years, I've had eight pregnancies. Two ended in the births of my daughters, Lily (8) and Ella (5). Five have ended in losses between 5 and 16 weeks. Chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, missed miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and late miscarriage are all part of my history. Finally, my 8th and final pregnancy, brought us our baby boy, Will, who has Down syndrome. With the loss of Olivia at 16 weeks on October 5, 2014, I turned to writing as a way to work through the challenges.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Right on the Surface

December 21, 2014

The tears sit

right behind my eyelids.

I fight them back.

Sometimes

I can keep them at bay

for only seconds,

sometimes minutes.

On Friday

I kept them back

for two hours

until

the students left!

But inevitably

the tears

win.

The Only Way Around is Through

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Right on the Surface

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