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Choices
A mother grieves the death of her son, and has many difficult questions. If given the chance again, would he do it over? Would he break her heart again?
I Need Life
A mother shares the constant battle she has with grief. She recognizes the need for life, but also feels the reality of grief. In the end, life will win out and bring joy to her soul.
The Music of Death
Death leaves a song of anguish that is set in a minor key. This mother can only hear a song of grief, but one day she hopes to hear the melody of life again.
Trying to Understand
This mother askes the questions that are unable to be answered. She knows that her son's death did happen, but she'll never understand why. Drugs take more than one person's life; drugs cause an entire family to grieve.
Sadness
This mother makes known her sadness over the loss of her son. In the midst of the sadness, though, is a longing to regain some joy again.
Everything is Upside Down
This mother feels like all of life is upside down right now. One son died in an accident, another is in the Persian Gulf, and she has lost her job. She is in need of words of advice and support as she grieves, and feels like she cannot move forward in life.
It's an Empty Feeling
This mother found out through and ultrasound that her baby died. Following the miscarriage, she is left with such an empty feeling.
It's a Mystery
This mother shares her grief of finding out during a routine ultrasound that her baby died. At the same time, her husband discovered an illness. Life gets so complicated, and remains such a mystery.
My Twin Boys
This mother shares the different personalities of her twin boys who were born much too soon and spent all of thier brief lives in the NICU. Both boys seemed to be progressing, but difficulties set in and they passed away. A mother grieves and has a questioning faith.
My First Child
A father has written a poem sharing his feelings of becoming ecstatic when he found out his wife was pregnant, and heartbroken when she miscarried. This was their first child, and the poem reflects a father's feelings of grief.