Category: Capture Your Grief 2015

One of the foods I craved while pregnant with Elliot was soft serve twist ice cream. I never really ate it before I was pregnant so I thought it was pretty funny that I loved it all of a sudden. It became a treat for Elliot and me after our prenatal appointments. Ice cream was [...]

Shortly after Elliot was born, I felt compelled to read as much as I could about pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and grief. I received several books from family members. It was so helpful to have those books in the early days, when all I could do was get out of bed, take a shower, and then [...]

This is the description for today’s subject - So often in this community of bereaved parents we speak about all the things that friends and family should not say to us. There are countless articles about things never to say to a bereaved parent but not as many on actual things to say to a [...]

I think the worst day of my life was when Ben and I were discharged from the hospital and were forced to go home without Elliot. Finding out Elliot had died comes in at a close second, but at least she was still with me in that moment. Her body was still physically in mine. [...]

I am doing this project in loving memory of our daughter, the biggest and most beautiful part of our trio, Elliot Kathryn Davis. Everything, that's what you are to daddy and me Love, yes ours was meant to be Let your light shine, my sweet girl, for you are my sun, my moon, and my [...]

I intend to live a life full of happiness and love in honor of my precious daughter Elliot Kathryn Davis. I intend to love freely, without paralyzing fear. When Elliot first passed away I was afraid of the idea of loving another child so openly and wholeheartedly because I didn't think I could handle having [...]

Capture Your Grief - Day 1 - Sunrise Place - Whitman, MA, U.S., 6:40am. Normally I can see the sunrise through the trees from Elliot's room. It's a gloomy day but I felt Elliot's spirit in the breeze and it made me smile. October has always been my favorite month. I am so sad my [...]