I had twins and one died in the NICU while the other survived, and I do not know how to celebrate my living child without betraying my dead one.
More people experience this than they realize.
Simultaneous joy and devastation create an emotional paradox where every celebration feels like betrayal and every grief feels like ingratitude.
“Where Are You with The death of a child — the unnatural loss?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.