by Clint Watkins | Aug 10, 2018 | Fatherhood, Grief, Loss
I had a dream for our future family. But this dream has been viciously mangled into a horrific nightmare. Last year, Jillian and I began talking more seriously about trying to start a family. Understandably anxious about pregnancy and delivery, my very practical wife...
by Clint Watkins | Aug 10, 2018 | Fatherhood, Grief, Loss
It’s hard to string words together that accurately describe the agony I’ve become so familiar with. It’s a pain that’s expressed through the horrible harmony of moans and tears, punctuated by gasps for air while you weep. Your stomach collapses...
by Clint Watkins | Aug 10, 2018 | Fatherhood, Grief, Loss
We were guarded. On watch. But no amount of caution could prevent us from being destroyed. We know enough stories of infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss to justify a defensive stance through pregnancy, especially our first one. Our doctor’s first attempt...
