I had already been part of some of these online communities. I was part of an expecting group of over 100 women that were all expecting in April 2010. When Landon died, I searched the online community for support in the loss and quickly found a support group. That support group led to another and another. I have met so many great women online, I can't even begin to name them all. They quickly opened their arms and welcomed me into their lives. Unfortunately it's like a revolving door... women are losing their babies every single day and coming in for support.
Eventually many in the group move on to the "next step" together. The next round of women will do the same. Some will be there to support long after their "core" group has left. Those women are strong, very strong. It's very hard to stay and read new stories every single day that resemble your own, new stories of lost dreams, new stories of lost hope, new stories of babies dying, new stories that feel so very old because you already know the ending...
I keep in contact with many women that hit the online loss community around the same time as I did. We cry together, we laugh together, we've become pregnant again together, we support each other, we're friends. I wish I could get the chance to meet all of my new friends in person. I have hundreds of friends that I've met through the baby loss community, I've met 3 in person. Day 14 is community, the picture I've chosen is a picture of 3 very special women, all three of them are very strong women. They continue to help new mommas. I'd be willing to bet that if you ask a baby loss mom to name a few of the "big names" in the baby loss community, women who are there for others, women who help, women who have done great things to help others, these three names would come up. Here's a picture of me with Tara, Tamberly, and Bridgette. (Tara, Tamberly, Bridgette, and me)
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