The need to grieve. (Your Letters).

Publication: Mothering

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COPYRIGHT 2002 Mothering Magazine

Words are insufficient to express my gratitude to Wendy Ponte for "Solitary Sadness" in the July-August 2002 issue. I could not handle reading it all in one sitting because it brought back too many (buried, I realized) memories of the miscarriage I suffered in early September 2000.

Some members of my family, like my husband, were supportive of my struggle; others were much less so. I finally sought counseling to help me overcome the grief and depression. Today, I am ecstatic that we have a healthy 13-month-old baby girl.

Thank you, too, for including the unbelievably moving poem "Nobody Knew You" by Jan Cosby, as well as the sidebar "The Right Words."

JENN DIRECTOR KNUDSEN Portland, Oregon

I really was impressed with the article on miscarriage. The advice was sensitive and...

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