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Grief and Healing

Memorial Butterfly Garden

Why This Loss is So Hard

Q&A: How Did You Cope?

Q&A: What Helped & What Didn’t

Catholic Doctrine & Merciful Choice

Grief Without Religious Beliefs

The Dreaded Baby Shower

Memorial Resources and Ideas

Practical Information

Poor Prenatal Diagnosis Index

EWP Survival Guide

Help! My Milk Came In!

Books on Grief and Prenatal Loss

Q & A: How can I avoid Pro-Life OBs?

Support Sites, Counselors and Groups

Our Creativity Meets Our Grief

Undecided?

If You Are Undecided

Q&A: How Do I Decide?

Q&A: Are My Amnio Results Accurate?

Q&A: What About Miracles Though?

Q&A: Will I Ever Recover from the Guilt?

Pro-Choice Advocacy

Destigmatizing Abortion

Q&A: How Did Legal Restrictions Affect Your Experience?

Q & A: How can I avoid Pro-Life OBs?

Q&A: How Do You Feel About the Word Abortion?

Jamie, at 32 Weeks

My Out-of-State Abortion

Late Termination in Wichita

My Third-Trimester Abortion

Late Termination in Wichita

by Amy Collier | Oct 20, 2016 | Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks, Ventriculomegaly

We asked our doctor about options for termination and he explained that unfortunately, we had passed the deadline in our state, so our only remaining option was to go to Wichita. By Donna My son was my long awaited journey into motherhood. He was my lifeline the day...

I Wanted Her So Much

by Amy Collier | May 22, 2015 | Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Stories, Ventriculomegaly

I started to envision and plan what her nursery would look like and whether she would grow up to play soccer like her older cousin. By Alyssa’s Mom We were trying to get pregnant with our first child. When I missed my period I took a pregnancy test but it was...

No More Children

by Amy Collier | Mar 6, 2015 | Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Ventriculomegaly

Because of my age (36), the grief I felt for terminating our pregnancy, and the joy we have with our living daughter, we are not going to try for another pregnancy. By E.C. We have experienced the tremendous loss of our baby girl. We had to make the choice to no...

Life after the storm

by Amy Collier | Feb 7, 2013 | Hydrocephalus, Multiple Losses, Stories, Ventriculomegaly

My rainbow daughter didn’t erase the pain, but showed me I could laugh again. By Julie I was unlucky two times. In a row. I had to make a heartbreaking decision to end my son’s life at 21 weeks and terminate a much-wanted pregnancy because of the prognosis of a...

What is Ventriculomegaly?

by Amy Collier | Jan 6, 2013 | Diagnosis Information, Ventriculomegaly

Ventriculomegaly is a condition in which the lateral ventricles of the brain (the fluid-filled spaces) appear larger than normal. It can be detected at the second-trimester ultrasound, and occurs in about one in 1,000 births. There is not a singular cause of...

My Interrupted Pregnancies

by JD | Jan 10, 2012 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses, Other Diagnoses, Stories, Ventriculomegaly

By Julie In my gut, I knew something wasn’t right with my second pregnancy. The pregnancy test had a faint line and I didn’t have the severe morning sickness that I had previously. At 6 weeks, 2 days gestation I had an ultrasound and saw the heartbeat, but they wanted...