A Dad for only a second..from the States.

[Baby~amore`]

Dear HudsontheBoxerdog
thank you for sharing your daughter's story.You are still a daddy !

I am so sorry for the loss of your precious daughter ,please share her name if you feel able.Yes,Lyn said it well.They all have.

I can only echo what previous people said and especially Dave -

One thing that sticks in my mind is how people's expectations of you can become a problem a few months down the track. Many people who have not experienced what you have will expect you to get on with things eventually. Unfortunately this expectation starts building waaay too soon.

especially for a man too.

Hold your wife tight and talk to each other too.Though you will grieve differently.Be patient with each other.

God bless you and give you both strength.Draw on your great personal strength as you continue this journey.It does get easier yes but some days it will seem like it happened yesterday.

It is hard for people to understand what we go through unless they experience it themselves.. Our lives seem to drag on slowly, while everyone else is going on as normal.. you feel cheated and cannot believe what has happened.. Why me?? wishing you can wake up, as if it were a bad dream.. but it isn't and we learn to live gracefully with only memories.

Trish
"~♥~ DD Charlotte Rose 1/9/04 26wks ~♥~"