Tag: loss

Loss of Father

I Remember His Hands – by Dr. Nakishia W. Bailey

Tonya May Avent

I had the BEST Father in the whole wide world. My father was the oldest of ten, and not only raised me and my younger brother, but he also assisted in the upbringing of his siblings. He retired from Chrysler-Newark Assembly after 39 1/2 years while starting and operating his own exterminating business (Bug-Rite Exterminating)… Continue reading I Remember His Hands – by Dr. Nakishia W. Bailey

miscarriage

Community Helped Me Heal – by Dr. Quantrilla Ard

Tonya May Avent

Life has a way of surprising you. We were not trying to conceive the baby we lost. We already had two sweet boys and were considering the possibility of a third ("the tiebreaker") but had not planned to get pregnant any time soon. But alas, our plans, or lack thereof didn’t mean anything when it… Continue reading Community Helped Me Heal – by Dr. Quantrilla Ard