A little dedication to all of y'all. You know, those who don't want to be ecstatic or joyous or over-the-moon -- those who just want to, well, be OK. Just ok.
Ingrid Michaelson BE OK
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And other cynical, profanity-laced yet heartfelt responses to the death of my baby
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- An Empty Chair at Our Table
- Anno di Consolation
- Antigone Lost
- Barren Albion
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- Flotsam
- Here Be Hippogriffs
- I Won't Fear Love
- It's a Strange World
- Life From Here
- Makes You Stronger
- Mommy Wants Vodka
- Mrs. Spit Spouts Off
- My Resurfacing
- Nicolas' Garden
- No Matter How Small
- Once in a Lifetime
- Our Own Creation
- Outlandish Notions
- Please Give Me Back My Heart
- Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies
- Searching For Hope
- So Close
- So Dear And Yet So Far
- Stitched Up For the 2nd Time
- Sweet|Salty
- The Anguished Corn
- The Journey From Here
- The.Para.Graph
- This Is Not What I Had Planned
- Waiting For...?
- Where to Go From Here?
- Which Box
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- Tash
- On February 12, 2007, my daughter Maddalena (Maddy) was born. After 12-14 prenatal ultrasounds -- most for non-baby related issues like a rather scary subchorionic bleed and low-lying placenta -- and a clean amnio, we were nothing short of ecstatic upon the arrival of our beautiful, 6 lb. girl. The docs decided to move her to the NICU overnight for what appeared to be breathing issues related to meconium intake. And then the wheels came off the bus. And the bus spun out of control, and hurdled off the cliff, causing our chests to decompress and vomit to rise in our throats, followed by the bus blowing up, sending shrapnel into our eyes and making our skin melt like that guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark . . . . where was I? Oh yeah. Maddy was moved to Children's Hospital, and died on Feb. 18, 6 days old. She is survived by her mom [waves hand], her dad (aka, Mr. ABF), and her big sister Bella. Be prepared for discussion on infertility, ART, grief, toddlerhood, wine recommendations, recipe queries and dog training. Oh, and genetics. And I don't know boo about genetics, so this ought to be really entertaining.
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10 comments:
Stunning! Absoutly gorgeous song and image. I LOVE how she sits immobile as the world, people keep going all around her. That's exactly how grief feels.
Thanks for this post Tash - you are such a giver.
I love this, thanks for sharing.
Maybe it's the mood I'm in, but it made me tear up. Some days, even to just be ok, is so darn bloody hard...
thanks tash
I'm just impressed with your embedding. :-)
Thanks for this.
OK would be good. It would be a step up from broken. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, I love that song. Thanks for sharing it.
I'm weeping.
This is how I felt on Tuesday, before, during and after breaking down. Feeling all those hands supporting me. That I wasn't alone, even though I felt like I was for a little while.
Thank you for sharing this.
My brother is always preaching the good word of Ingrid, but I've never bothered to listen. Thank you for forcing me to (well, not forcing exactly). It's a lovely song, and the lyrics are wonderful. I've had a lot of days like that lately, days in which I'm not even aiming for outright happiness, but just to be ok.
Wow, thank you for sharing that song. I think it's one of my new favorites!
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