The View from Toddler Playground

The View from Toddler Playground

The playground was a place I had once avoided on my running route after my daughter, Laila, had died. Seeing happy children made me miserable. So much life reminded me of her sudden and unexplained death. I would pick up my running pace and turn up the volume in my...
Ripples of Miscarriage

Ripples of Miscarriage

It was an hour after my sister’s scheduled scan when the phone rang, and my heart broke as I saw her name flash up on my phone. Without even answering I knew what she was going to say. The impending feelings of excitement and relief that we thought were moments away,...
Autism, The Sun and The Sea

Autism, The Sun and The Sea

6 months into being pregnant with my second child, I was told by a pediatrician that my firstborn, who was then 2-years-old, had autism and my second would likely as well. How could this be?  My whole world froze and my heart sank deeper than I ever knew it could. The...