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Don't Let the Moment Slip Away

I have had some people come into my life recently that don’t know that I lost two babies.  I interact with them a lot, and for months I have wondered when it will come up.  I wasn’t avoiding the topic, but it isn’t something that necessarily arises
Apr 10, 2019 2 min read
Brene Brown

Owning My (Ink) Story

Last week, I added two more tattoos.  I had been thinking about both for awhile and as a birthday present to myself, scheduled an appointment to do them at the same time. The first is on my thigh.  I did a lot of planning and measuring in advance of exactly
Oct 29, 2018 4 min read
A New Permanence
honoring

A New Permanence

I got my first tattoo five months after losing Iris.  Eight days before her due date.  I wanted to carry an acknowledgment of all of my children.  After perusing photos online of various tributes from parents, I found one and it was perfect: birth dates, done in a square formation
Jul 10, 2018 6 min read
stillbirth

Words That Have Meaning

After having my first tattoo done, I almost immediately began to plan the next alteration of my skin.  There was something remarkably satisfying about the process: first the pain, then the memory – burned into flesh as a permanent tribute to my children.  The dates on my back were for them.
Apr 17, 2018 3 min read
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