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Stillbirth
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At her words, words of forgiveness from Rose, an honest and just woman, something broke inside of Wince. His tears began to flow. Age seemed to drift from his face like misty ghosts from a morning field. Katie lifted his chin and, holding back her own tears, looked into his eyes. "Thank you, Wince."
Eve placed her free hand on his shoulder. "May we hold her now?"
Wince nodded and gently released the baby into the waiting arms of her sisters.
"You did the right thing, Wince." Rose gave Wince a
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― Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City
― Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City
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If this mother-child relationship, this identity, is ingrained in us at a genetic level, I just can't believe that death would simply sever it. Death wouldn't change anything at all. Except that one of us is here and the other there, and though the circumstances are altered, the connection will never be. The mother will always remain a mother; the child, her child.
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― Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
― Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
