A Life Lost
My blog has always been strictly dedicated to my photography business. It is linked to my website, Photography by Larissa, so naturally all of the work shown on here is photography related, telling stories of love, life and family. It rarely bleeds over into my personal life, unless it’s a blog with cute pictures of my favourite subject, my daughter Raine. However, this post isn’t photography related at all. In fact, it is sad, it is real and it is me.
The title of this blog post, “A Life Lost” is my story of a subject that is often hard to talk about. I recently suffered a miscarriage and it will forever change my life and my perspective on the subject. I am not ashamed or afraid to tell my story because I feel it is an important one. Miscarriages are something a lot of people are uncomfortable speaking openly about and I want to do my small part to help end the stigma surrounded by this awful tragedy that occurs in 20% of documented pregnancies.
"There isn't a day that goes by where I don't, at some point, think of you".
Where did the “three-month rule” come from? And who made it up? Why is it that a woman shouldn’t say she is pregnant until this time frame is over? Why should a woman have to be silent about what is happening to her body and then be forced to grieve in the shadows as the world goes on around her as if nothing happened? These are things I firmly do not believe in and this is why I am being completely open about a subject that is otherwise taboo.
When I miscarried I was approximately 7 weeks along. The following audio file is my story, my thoughts and feelings and ramblings all compiled into 34 minutes. It is raw, real, un-cut and unedited. I was unsure if it was something I truly wanted to share but after re-listening and talking with some friends and family, I feel that it is important enough to share no matter how deeply personal it is. I truly hope that it might help someone else in a similar situation, or at the very least help make this topic of conversation a little easier.
***Disclaimer***
The attached audio file talks about a miscarriage and uses some profanity. It may not be suitable for all listeners.
