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Will we have more children?

“Will you have more children?” This is the most common question we get asked.

So grab some tea and get comfy — it’s not a simple answer.

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Joanna Zuidema Joanna Zuidema

October

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month and the additional support and discussion the topic is receiving is wonderful to see. But for us, every month, every day, every second is filled with awareness of Norah’s life and death.

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The Fight.

When we find moments of laughter, joy, or happiness, we temporarily feel as though we’ve achieved some semblance of steadiness. Then about as soon as we settle into our perceived reprieve, grief comes out of nowhere with a right hook that knocks us off our feet.

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Light and Dark

Before Norah died, I believed that when you're happy, you're happy, and when you're sad, you're sad. But what about when you carry the long-term sorrow of the loss of a child or the anticipatory grief of a terminal illness?

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