About UsP.M.C.L ( pregnancy, miscarriage and child loss) awareness is an advocacy page to help those who have suffered a loss of their child/infant/ adult children. We are NOT licensed therapists, doctors nor counselors, but rather fellow angel parents seeking to help those who feel they have no where to turn to, no one to count on for the love, support, kindness and understanding that they so deserve.
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Who We Are |
Ada-Jean Stover is a 34 year old married woman from Belfast, Maine. Marie Rivera is a 25 year old mother of two children from Massachusetts. Both ladies have lost a child due to miscarriage and have made it their mission to be a support system for those who have suffered the same, and have lost their children to stillbirths, Illnesses, SIDS, even for those who have lost their children as adults.
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Our History |
Ada-Jean Stover's Story : "I am 33 years old (34 next Monday) and have an angel baby in heaven. 2 years ago I had gone to the ER thinking I was having a heavy period, got in there only to find out that I was pregnant ( I had tried for 12 years previous to conceive). I was so thrilled.. my friend (at the time) who was with me said "Don't get too excited, you may have miscarried!" Still I remained optimistic, until the doctor re...turned to say "I'm so sorry Mrs. Stover, but you lost the baby and were almost 1 month along." I was in such turmoil, such pain, that I could not stop crying. The ER nurse came in handing me a brochure called "Empty Arms.. how to cope with Miscarriage". I was balling like a toddler and on the way home this so called friend said the worst thing you could EVER say to someone who literally just found out they were not only pregnant but lost their baby the same night.... "Well at least you know now that you can get pregnant." Needless to say I cut my ties to that person. Long story short, it turns out my pregnancy was ectopic and the baby would not have survived, but that does NOT mean that he/she was not a life! It took me awhile to come to terms with what happened and although the days are more "bearable", there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of my precious Jordan Rae. People tell me, "At least it happened early in", "better the baby died than you" or the most hurtful one... " You weren't far enough to be considered a mother." What I have learned is that EVERY life, no matter how far along you were, how long you got to hold them, or the length of their time on earth MATTERS! From the moment you conceived your little one, you became a parent.. DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT!! As of now, my husband and I are TTC (trying to conceive) our rainbow baby. Don't lose heart by people who don't understand what it is like to go through this.. educate, raise awareness, support one another! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!"
Marie Rivera's Story: "I have two wonderful sons, ages 3 and 6 weeks old. My 6 week old is my rainbow baby." |