Ten years ago on September 25, I gave birth to my first child Silas Orion Gallagher. It is not a happy ending, because Silas died 10 hours after he was born due to complications during childbirth. Shocking right? I was not prepared for this type of loss. I had only experienced the loss of my grandparents – while sad- that is the natural order of things as most lived a long and full life. Now, ten years later, I almost can’t comprehend that this happened to us. The years following were full of grief, sadness and depression. Getting pregnant again was a challenge as we ended up doing 3 rounds of IVF to eventually get pregnant with Zephyr, our beautiful rainbow baby (now almost 7). How did we manage those years between the loss of Silas and the birth of Zephyr? We did it with the help of family, friends,… Read More »
Creating Kind, Giving Children
I grew up with parents who were givers. My dad was always super generous with us, he rarely said no when we asked for things. I never thought of us as spoiled, but I was never wanting for much. There were always price limits – but I was happy. I had to earn my Guess Jeans outfit- complete with jeans, skirt and vest and did so by making splatter paint t-shirts and selling them. My mom refused to spend $100 on clothes for me that I “had” to have. So I earned it. When I wore that outfit, I wore it PROUD. I always had a job in high school because I didn’t always want to ask for money and it just felt good to be earning it myself. My mom was a gym and health teacher in a local high school and was always bringing kids around who didn’t… Read More »
