Comments on: “Lucky”: My Infertility Story

By: Laurie Koochesfahani

Laurie Koochesfahani — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 02:25:52 +0000

Thank you for your vulnerability, transparency and deep honesty. I’m praying that you feel Jesus’s arms around you, comforting you, even as He feels your pain. There are some questions that do not have adequate answers this side of Heaven. The Why questions particularly. I will pray for healing of your pain, and for His peace.

By: Margaret Clegg

Margaret Clegg — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 22:17:55 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Thank you for listening. I am sorry for your loss. I have lost others to suicide, and it definitely takes your breath away. May we not put a timeline on our grief, but allow ourselves the grace to heal on our own terms.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 03:59:10 +0000

I hear you. Thank you for sharing your story, so bravely and eloquently. I was tearing up at the end. I think it’s important to embrace these feelings of loss and sorrow and grief. When I feel that way, my first reaction is to rush through them or put on a fake smile, or like you said, to feel guilty for my own grief. I struggled with this a lot last year after someone close to me committed suicide. What my therapist told me was that my feelings were valid… that I *deserved* to grieve. Those words had a really profound impact on my life. Like you have mentioned in this post, it is easy to compare our loss to the loss of others. But another person’s grief does not invalidate our own. Which I know is easier to intellectualize than to internalize… I am still working on that part 😉 Anyway, thanks for giving myself and other people the opportunity to share our own stories and struggles with you every day on your blog.

By: Margaret Clegg

Margaret Clegg — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 20:01:15 +0000

In reply to Whisper. Thanks, friend. Knowing you really is a blessing!

By: Whisper

Whisper — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:58:34 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. I’m blessed to know you.

By: Margaret Clegg

Margaret Clegg — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:12:11 +0000

In reply to Carol Swanson. Thank you for sharing your story. Holidays, especially when associated with loss, are the hardest. Our Daniel died right before Christmas, so I always associate making Christmas cookies with his loss. As the years have gone by, i try to do it as a happy reminder of the smiles we share, but it is always bittersweet.

By: Carol Swanson

Carol Swanson — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:51:24 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. Thanksgiving is the time of year that is the most difficult for me. I was 5 1/2 months pregnant and lost my baby. Thank you for allowing me to share.

By: Cindy Gordon

Cindy Gordon — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:27:10 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story 🙂