Mental Health Mondays: Dealing with Mother s Day and infant loss
The founder of an organization supporting mothers who experienced miscarriages has some advice for Mother s Day take care of yourself. Author: Jacinta Render (WBIR) Updated: 7:43 PM EDT May 3, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Mother s Day is coming up but for moms who have dealt with miscarriages or infant loss, the holiday is difficult to bear. Two Knoxville mothers shared how they learned to cope with the day, after losing their children.
Lauren Morgan and Shawna Kester both lost their babies shortly after birth.
Morgan lost her son, Gabriel, 8 years ago. She said that Mother s Day is usually a hard day for her. Kester lost her daughter, Sofia, about 7 years ago.