Missing little hands: November 2012

As the holidays race closer, I have found myself feeling a range of emotions. Not sure how to make sense of them, so I haven't blogged.

Came across this piece in the still standing magazine & it struck a chord.

The Incomprehensible Reality of Rainbow Motherhood | Still Standing Magazine

Quotes that resonate

I will never forget what you looked like the moment you were born -- I counted your 10 little fingers and your 10 little toes and I pulled you close and smelled you and said "I love you" a million times. Oh, how I miss you, my sweet child!
It's the simple moments that are missed the most.
Parental bereavement is not an illness. Therefore, there is no 'recovery time' for getting better.
"I never asked for this, and I don't want it. All I want is for things to go back to how they were before my child died." -- Isn't this how we feel for a long, long time after child loss? Yet, we know....things will never be the same.
The pain of child loss hurts too much to try to explain. So many lost hopes and dreams -- all snatched away in the blink of an eye

Missing little hands