On the wings of an Angel
Thoughts from a Loss mom, Bereavement Doula, Midwife of Thanatology and a Rainbow mom
Anyone that knows me knows, i am a woman of many hats... Mom, wife, aunt, daughter, friend...... just to name a few.... but sometimes people do not realize all of the other hats i wear,
Sometimes people see me sitting in one spot... typing away on social media or email and just think "she's always on her phone" but what they fail to think of is; all the other hats i wear. Bereavement doula, Counselor, SBD Chaplain, mentor, Student lead, SBD state rep.. just to name a few. And with these hats comes alot of typing.... alot of supporting, alot of seeing the top of my head! As you walk up and talk to me & just see the top of my head... please do not think i am ignoring you.... if i am typing away seemingly in my own little world its because... I'm walking a new SBD doula student through the heart wrenching studies in class, Im mentoring a mom who is having a hard time coping with the loss of her child 3 years ago. I am searching for a fellow doula in various areas of the country so that they may just be able to support a new mom who just heard "there is no heartbeat" I may be speaking with a mom who is preparing to give birth to her child, knowing that when she does... hello will be very shortly followed by goodbye. I may be physically sitting on my couch but mentally, i am on a cold bathroom floor, supporting a mother who is miscarrying the child she has longed for, for many years. I am talking to a mom who just found out that the IVF treatments they received.... did not stick.. Sometimes i am just chatting with a friend who, at that moment... needs my ear as they cry. My phone may always be in arms reach.... but for me.... i HATE when it rings... because 90% of the time, when it does, its a heartbroken mom on the other end. So please, think twice when you see someone sitting in full thought as they type on their phone. you could possibly be witnessing someone supporting someone else.
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