Writing is therapeutic. Most people who write often intuitively know this. We write in journals to help us process our thoughts. Many people have specific journals for specific emotions, like an angry journal or a gratitude journal. For years, I have kept a dream journal because it helps me remember and understand the meaning behind the often strange imagery of […]
Science is Slow & People are Hurting Now
What Can I Do? I knew about birth defects before our daughter, Abigail Reileen, was diagnosed with them during my pregnancy. At least, I knew about them academically. In fact, the same week we had our anatomy scan that revealed early hints of a developmental problem–just days before that fateful scan–I was in Neuro205 looking at a picture of her […]
Invisible Impact
By the age of 60, 9% of parents in the United States of America have lost a child to premature death. By age 70, that number rises to 15%. It’s estimated that around 18.7 million Americans have experienced child loss (“Grief & Bereavement: Key Facts“). Around a quarter of pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage, according to the CDC, […]