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The Same Pain, Not The Same Story
Guest Posts Briana Hardy Guest Posts Briana Hardy

The Same Pain, Not The Same Story

I wasn’t sure if I would connect with anyone. No one experienced a miscarriage that then resulted in a traumatic time having a disabled child 1 year later that I knew of. How would they understand my battle? So, showing up as my authentic self was all I could do. As each one of the panelists shared, there was a common theme, vulnerability. It was in vulnerability where the similarities shined through. The same stands for today.

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Resources

  • Support Families Through the Martyred Angels Foundation

    Losing a child is an unimaginable pain, and no family should have to navigate that journey alone. Martyred Angels Foundation is here to offer comfort, connection, and resources to those who need it most. Through community support, advocacy, and healing programs, we stand beside grieving families, helping them find strength in the love that remains.

    If you're looking for support, you don’t have to do this alone. Whether you need resources, someone to listen, or a place where your child’s name is always welcome—they are here.

    Learn more, get involved, and help us honor the lives of our angels.

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  • "Hollow, silent, tearful, nauseous, nervous, complete and total decimation of all feelings inside my soul. Who can help me cope with that? No one. Grief and grieving are individual gauntlets, and in those moments I didn’t want to live through anymore gauntlets. Especially not this one."

  • "That is my role now. In my second half of life, I pledge that I will love, cherish, embrace, and hold onto anyone who needs to be held on to."

  • "A child of divorce, a daughter of an estranged parent, the daughter of adoption, a daughter of a law enforcement family, a wife of addiction, a step daughter of unusual particularities, a girl mom, a boy mom, the wife of recovery, the proud mom, and a mom of loss. A woman of substantial insecurity, and fragile self esteem who is starting to embrace the things I have always hated about myself. "

  • "So many tears, so many whys asked. So many sleepless nights that have no end and no beginning. "

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