Jenny, Oliver, and Josh Lake. Courtesy Lake family.
One day last week, Jenny messaged me on Facebook, telling me she had just come back from meeting with a complete stranger…a stranger who had just given birth to a stillborn child. So to Jenny, even though the were strangers, they were also sisters. Jenny had gone to meet her to show her that a mama who has suffered such a loss can indeed somehow go on. Jenny told me that after she lost Oliver, another total stranger had done the same for her.
“I remember a sister of a friend coming to our house after Oliver because I was so desperate to physically see another mom survive the grief,” she said. “I needed to see that it was possible to build a life around my grief. If Oliver and I can do that for another mom then I am honored! My boy has a legacy and can bring comfort to others.”