by Kathy on October 15, 2018 · 0 comments
in Babies Benson, Bereavement, Blessed, Change, Coping, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Miscarriage, Molly, October 15, Pain, Parenting, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Relationships, Sadness, Siblings, The Past, Time
I came across this quote today from Laura Kelly Fanucci, a fellow bereaved mom, via a friend/dad who is grieving and remembering (after the recent death of his baby) on this, October 15th, National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. These words struck and ring true for me, almost 14 years since we experienced our first of […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2018 · 0 comments
in Birthdays, Change, Chicago, Courage, Decisions, Disappointment, Dreams, Faith, Family, Friends, Grace, Happiness, Hope, Life, Love, Memories, Milestones, School, Sean, Siblings, Song Lyrics, Theater, Time, Transitions, TV Shows, Vacations
You’re fifteen for a moment, caught in between ten and twenty… You probably don’t know this song reference, but we’ll remedy that today. 15. Years. Old. Say what? When did that happen?! I remember this toddler, who loved all things trains, said “Choo-Choo!” often, and would drop everything when he heard the sound of “ding-dings” going down, […]
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by Kathy on September 12, 2018 · 0 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Before I Blogged, Change, Food, Friends, Journey, Life, London Semester Journals, Memories, Relationships, School, The Past, Theater, Transitions, Writing
Thursday, 1-4-96 12:26 AM London 6:26 PM E-Town (1-3-96) Another LONG day… But I am beginning to adjust more easily and feel more confident about my decision to study here… I got up this morning at 7:30 AM. I felt a bit more sane after catching up on some sleep! Lori got up then too. […]
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by Kathy on September 9, 2018 · 0 comments
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Tuesday, 1-2-96 2:00 AM E-Town 8:00 AM London Well, its 2 AM/8 AM and I just ate breakfast! It’s gonna be long day… Though I’ve rested, I haven’t really slept, so I believe I will be experiencing a great deal of jet lag! The stewards and stewardesses have been great! In addition to wine & […]
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by Kathy on September 8, 2018 · 0 comments
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Monday, 1-1-96 10:25 PM Evanston Time ☺︎ 4:25 AM London Time (1-2-96) Wow! It’s for real now… I am on British Airways as I write this en route to London, England! Just finished watching my first on flight film, The Bridges of Madison County. It was a romance and I even got teary eyes towards the […]
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by Kathy on August 30, 2018 · 0 comments
in Abby, Anxiety, Babies Benson, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Coping, Gratitude, Infertility, Journey, Life, Listening, Loss, Memories, Miscarriage, Music, Pregnancy, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Secondary Infertility, Signs, Time, Transitions
I remember how he used to tease me for bringing my binder, with colored coded spreadsheets, to track our relatively routine pregnancy with Sean in 2003. And then he was the doctor on call during our scheduled induction, which ended up being an augmentation, when I went into natural labor earlier that day (10 days […]
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