Perhaps the most invisible grief is the one that happens when parents suffer a loss of a pregnancy. With a miscarriage, especially when it’s early, most often friends and family won’t know about it unless the parents choose to tell them.
Just because the grief is invisible to the people around them, doesn’t mean the suffering isn’t real and devastating.
If you find about a friend or loved one’s miscarriage, don’t leave them hurting in isolation. Reach out and let them know you care and that they are in your heart.
First, send them a text or a note and speak straight from the heart. Let them know you’re hurting for them.
A small gift can also show them they’re not alone, but without being intrusive until they’re ready to talk.
1. A Book That Shares Experiences
The book About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope by Jessica Berger Gross will remind your loved one that they aren’t alone. As the various writers share their experiences, your friend will more thoroughly understand her own loss.
In the description of the book we read,
I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!
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