Less than eight months after losing our son Cale, my brother-in-law Daren was killed by an IED in Afghanistan while leading his Soldiers on a combat patrol. To read more about our beloved hero, click here
I started this blog few months after losing Cale and a few weeks after learning I was pregnant with our son Finn. It was originally a way to keep friends and family updated with what's going on in our lives (and serve as a virtual scrapbook), but early on I realized that it it is also a huge outlet for me in regards to my grief and a way to connect to others in the baby loss community. One of the best things about this blog is how it has enabled me to share Cale and the complexity of grief with so many others. Cale's brief life, and unexpected death, hasn't defined me, but it has shaped a huge part of who I have become. So while a lot of the posts on this are about the adventures of our family as they unfold, there is a lot that is also about Cale and my evolving grief and love for the little boy who gave us the family we have today.
