It is one that hits anyone who has suffered the loss of ​someone close to them, including friend​s, sibling​s, partner​s or parent​s. That's not what I meant, I was just trying to, you know, to let you know that I'm thinking about you’. “What really wounds and is really hurtful is this assumption that a baby is expendable. My friend turned to her and said that yes, she was still grieving, because her baby was still dead,” Máirie said. “Sometimes, people who did not know us that well but knew of our loss would ask ‘What are their names?'

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2025 03:45 UTC