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Jan 14
2009

Identifying and accepting loss

Posted by: Evangeline

Tagged in: grief , acceptance

Evangeline

Just because I chose abortion as an option, it doesn't mean that I've lost my right to feel loss... My loss IS real. My grief IS real. My pain IS real. My anger IS real... But what exactly is lost?

Since the abortion, for as long as I can remember, I have been depressed on one level or another. I've felt that something important is missing, and has left me feelingempty and incomplete. That's because I've lost a lot more than just a baby.... yes, I mourn for my child, but there are other asspects of my life and pregnancy that deserve to be mourned too. With the abortion:

  •  I lost my hopes for my baby and my hopes of being the best mother, care giver and teacher I could be,
  • I lost the hope of watching our child grow up, 
  • I lost the closeness I shared with dbf before the abortion and the hope of having a family with him,
  • I lost my self respect, self confidence and self image,
  • I lost my dreams, goals and vision for my future.

I had not given thought to these things, being so consumed by guilt and anger has blinded me to other parts of my life that need to be worked on.

 

Evangeline xxxxx

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sophia roses mummy
GabbyHunter says...
written by GabbyHunter , January 19, 2009
Hi iim gabby and i am 16 years old, i had an abortiion when i was 15 years old when i was 6mnths and 3 weeks in and it was the worst day of my life, now i feel so empty and angry with my self and i can fully understand what this blogs talking about. i didt tell my mum or dad until i was 6 mnths & 1 week in, because they could tell something was wrong.and it was so hard to hide it they kept on saying are you sure your well enough to go to school because i kept on feeling really unwell and having mood swings.and i gues they didt think anything like that would of been the problem, its been 5months now since i had the abortion and if i could go back i would i would never of gone and i would have her in my arms now i look at the ultra sound scan of 6mnths a week before the abortion i had a scan and i look at it every day and it macks me cry. but i have a msg to girls who get pg being a teen be strong and do whats right at the time and tell your perants. at the time i couldt of coped with having a daughter but me and my boyfriend did stick to gether and weve been together for 19mnths now so you must not be scard and do whats right by you. thanks gabby xo r.i.p sasha-lou ii miiss you everyday and i love you to bits! you would of made me the proudest person to walk into a room with you in my arms and no1 could ever take you off me, im so sorry for what i did to you and that you never got to live your life. r.i.p 10/4/08-9/9/08 happy birthday 11.1.09 iloveyou princess all my love mummy & daddy.
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