by AllPaths Family Building | Oct 3, 2023 | For Family and Friends, Loss, Support
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (PAIL), a time for us to honor the babies held in our hearts. The heartbreaking reality is that 1 out of every 4 confirmed pregnancies ends in loss, and that number may be even higher for those who are navigating...
by AllPaths Family Building | Sep 24, 2023 | Events, Family Building Story, Footsteps for Family Building, Infertility, Loss, Support
1 in 4 1 in 6 1 in 50 1 in 880 1 in 5 One is the loneliest number. Even more so when you encounter it over and over again during your family building journey. I know stats like these are supposed to make you feel less alone, but when the only number one you long to...
by AllPaths Family Building | Sep 20, 2023 | Loss
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume 2 By Molly Donovan When I was struggling to conceive my daughter, I had a complicated relationship with statistics. I searched frequently on Google in the first few months, reassuring myself that the vast majority of healthy...
by AllPaths Family Building | Jun 26, 2023 | Family Building Story, Infertility, Loss
Every year on June 26th, my enormous extended family would come together to celebrate my grandfather’s birthday. More planning and preparation went into this event than every other holiday combined. There were always a million photos taken, especially of the birthday...
by AllPaths Family Building | Dec 28, 2022 | Family Building Story, Loss, Support
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2022 Volume 3 It is common for grieving people to seek solace in artistic expression. What may be uncommon is the particular activity that provides a creative and healing outlet for Matt Smith – brewing beer. While it may be...
by AllPaths Family Building | Oct 20, 2022 | Loss
I never knew how many types of silence there were until we heard the space where your heartbeat should have been. The gasping silence dredged up between sobs that were too deep to make a sound. The helpless silence that grew between two people lying in...
