Content includes: miscarriage and loss
At BC Women’s Health Foundation, we believe in the power of sharing stories of care—both in moments of joy and in times of loss. Mother’s Day brings up so many emotions for moms and children alike, as BC Women’s grateful patient Lauren shares below:
“Three years ago, I rushed to BC Women’s Hospital during the early stages of a miscarriage. Fortunately, it wasn’t an emergency and I had experienced a healthy and complete miscarriage, but it was the emotional care I needed. My mom had passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer, and with her not there for me, I felt an overwhelming need at that crucial moment to feel taken care of. I’m proud to say that I’ve inherited my strength from my mom but it was the first time since losing her that I didn’t feel I could solely rely on myself or the strength of my partner. I needed more than us, and very specifically—I needed her. With that not being possible I found myself desperately yearning for a maternal sense of nurturing and the nurses and doctors at BC Women’s Hospital gave me just that.
I was fortunate to get pregnant again and I returned to BC Women’s Hospital for this milestone. In February 2023 I delivered a healthy, beautiful boy with my midwife, Terry-Lyn, alongside the incredible BC Women’s Hospital nurses and doctors who helped bring my son into the world.
This hospital has seen me through both an excruciating time and the greatest day of my life, and I’m forever grateful for their expertise, tenderness and compassion throughout both experiences.
I am now able to have the peace of mind knowing it was all meant to be because I have him. That first moment that I held him in my arms, I felt closer to my mom than ever—a feeling I didn’t expect to experience after losing her. Now I can see and understand my mom as a woman on an entirely different level, which was not possible until I became a mother myself.
The loss of my mom taught me that all we have is this moment and my miscarriage was a reminder of that. The lesson was sweetened the moment I locked eyes with my son, the moment that can never be topped.”
— Lauren Boswell, grateful patient
Read Lauren’s full story about mothering and coming to terms with loss. Click to read the full essay.
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