11: Losing a Child

15/10/2020 15 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Grave to Great, Tracy Wood talks with Gwendolyn Jones, a CNA at Alleo Health’s Mountain View Team. Gwendolyn is on the planning committee for the National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy or Infant Loss, a day that is observed on Oct. 15, 2020. She shares her personal journey of losing one of her twin children in utero and how her family has grappled with that reality.  Finding out about the loss of her son (0:32)Connecting with your spouse after the loss of a child (7:33)Embracing his memory (9:48)Helpful and unhelpful things that people have said, even with good intentions (11:23)Choosing to be joyful (13:02)Thank you Gwendolyn for sharing your story and for helping organize events for National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy or Infant Loss.Grave to Great is a weekly conversation that seeks to reframe end of life conversations and hospice care and is hosted by the CEO of Alleo Health, Tracy Wood. For more information, or to subscribe, please visit https://www.gravetogreat.com/.