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From the depths of sorrow, to finding peace and hope, our members have so much they want to share about this unexpected journey we are on...

The two best guardian angels

10/30/2020

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I still can't believe we just passed 4 years since we lost Tatum and we are quickly approaching 2 years since we lost Saylor. July 29th 2016 started as such a happy day as we were going in for our 10 week check up with our doctor. My husband had gone to work as it was just to measure and listen to the heartbeat that day but it quickly turned into one of the worst days of my life. I remember feeling like this is a dream when my OB said she couldn't find the heartbeat and I needed to go to the hospital for an ultrasound. There was no way I could drive myself so I called my husband and he picked me up. We had the most quiet ride we've ever had, Neither of us said anything, he just drove with his hand on my belly. We got inside and had our scan that confirmed Tatum did not have a heartbeat and we needed to decide what we wanted to do. A week later we went in for our D&C and I never felt so empty in my entire life. How is this my life? God, why did you choose this path for me? 

Life went on and we decided it was time to start trying again. We became pregnant with Saylor and it was such a joyful time. We were traveling home to visit family and shared with some of them that we were pregnant. We had just hit 14 weeks of pregnancy when we got back home and I woke up in so much pain and bleeding. I didn't want to believe what was happening but deep down I knew that there was nothing I could do and that Saylor would never be placed in my arms and I would never get to bring her home with us. Life seemed to go by in a haze, I felt so empty and lost. 

No one can prepare you for the way you will feel when you lose a child and how much it will hurt. We celebrate their lives every year with a birthday cake and honor them during the holidays. I sure wish they were running around my living room instead of running around in heaven but I also know they are 2 of the best guardian angels I could have ever asked for. 

Nicolle, mother of Tatum Clark Glen Ward and Saylor Hollis Bliss Ward

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  • Home
  • Grief Support
    • Monthly Support Group
    • Zoom Support Group
    • Early Loss/Miscarriage Support
    • TFMR
    • Crisis Support
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Reading List
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    • Our Program
    • Community Volunteers
    • Sauk Prairie Healthcare
    • SSM Health Monroe Clinic
    • SSM Health St Mary's Madison
    • Unity Point Health Meriter Madison
    • Former Volunteers
  • Pregnancy After Loss
  • Education & Outreach
    • Committee
    • E-Newsletter
    • Member Stories
    • Community Collaboration
    • Brochures
    • Bereaved Parent Advocacy
    • Legislation
    • PAIL Film & Panel Discussion
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