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A Whole Hand
Dear Nora, It shouldn’t surprise me, but every year it does. I can’t figure out why I’m cranky, more irritable and less patient. Then, all of a sudden we’re singing happy birthday and marking another year we didn’t get to have with you and I realize my grief has taken hold of me for weeks.…
A New Birth Day
Dear Nora, I took the test on a Tuesday. I assumed, like the months before, that it was going to be negative, but that song I’d heard the day before made me feel like this was our month. When I turned the test back over, I couldn’t believe my eyes! There it was, the faintest…
The Awkward Friend
Dear Nora, This week I wrote my name and number on a piece of paper to give to another mom. As is seemingly customary here in Germany I followed it with, “Mama von” I put your sisters’ names and their ages and I froze. It’s definitely not customary to put your dead baby’s name on…
Dear Nora 