by Elaine Jones | Apr 8, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement
Through my website www.babieswithnec.com, I network with parents every week. With every story submission I walk down the memories of Caitlyn passing and feel the pain of the parent writing the story. I follow up with them when I publish the story online and, in some...
by Elaine Jones | Jan 25, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
There is no celebrating of Caitlyn’s Birthday, it is too hard. Every April I fear as it approaches. The day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute memories flood my mind. There is not a day that passes that Caitlyn’s memories aren’t with me, but in...
by Elaine Jones | Dec 26, 2012 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Pregnancy & Bedrest
When Caitlyn passed away at twelve-days-old our world shattered. Lost, alone, angry, broken and a feeling of being hollow was all I felt. My husband and I were sharing the grieving so it was unbearable to share our sadness with each other, it was so raw and too deep....
by Elaine Jones | Oct 3, 2012 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Life does change after losing your child, forever. The world you knew crashes, crumbles and is never put back together. Life has changed, different and will never be the same. It is a new different, not the one you wanted but the one you have to live with the...
by Elaine Jones | Jul 25, 2012 | Grief & Bereavement, NICU Life, Siblings
The spring and summer seasons bring flowers and butterflies. Both have special meaning for us now. When Caitlyn passed away there were a lot of flowers and a dear friend actually gave us a shrub for our garden for her memory. It is called a “Pink...
