Remember

I am pretty sure that every person knows someone who has had either a miscarriage or a still birth or a infant death. It could be your mother, sister, wife, daughter, friend, coworker. It could be any woman you pass on the street. For so many years miscarriage was a taboo. Women didn't talk about it. It was common to think the women lost her baby because she was a sinner. So many times the woman thought that it was her fault that her baby died. Now with much more technology and wisdom women can find freedom from the guilt. Sometimes it is not immediate but it is there. The problem is that when a woman looses a baby the rest of world keeps turning and she is left broken. If you have never been there then you will never understand. Sometimes well meaning but stupid comments are made, i.e. "It was God's will", "There was something wrong with the baby", "At least you know you can get pregnant", and so on. Weeks and months later life is going on all around, but the woman who lost her child is still grieving and people wonder why she can't get over it. It is a lonely place to be. So I would ask you to look around. Who do you know that has been there, that has felt that pain only she can understand? Remember her and the child that she had so many dreams for. Sunday October 15 is the offical PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS AWARENESS DAY. Remember...