10/15/2026
October 15 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
I usually keep my personal life separate from Verna’s, but today I want to share a part of my story I’ve kept private. It’s a pain that’s hard to put into words, but it has shaped who I am.
For three years, my husband and I struggled with infertility. Through countless medicated cycles, IUIs, IVF, appointments, heartbreak, and hope, four little lives came into ours. But only one is here with us today.
Our son, Marshall, turns one on Christmas Eve. I am endlessly grateful to be his mom, but I carry three other little lives with me every day.
Three babies whose names we picked out. Whose due dates we talked about. Whose futures we imagined. Three babies who were so wanted and loved, but never got to meet the parents who fought so hard to have them. Having a baby after loss doesn’t erase the grief. You can be grateful for the child in your arms while still grieving the ones who should be here too.
I’m sharing this because I know some of you who support Verna’s have walked this road, are walking it now, or are carrying a loss quietly. I see you. I see the negative tests, the difficult announcements, the due dates that pass, and the milestones that never came.
Whether your loss was yesterday or years ago, whether you have children or are still waiting, your babies mattered. Your grief matters.
Verna’s has always been about preserving memories we never want to forget. Tonight, I’m remembering the little lives that left the biggest marks on our hearts.
If you’d like to join me, light a candle at 7 p.m. in remembrance of the babies who will always be loved.
And to my three little ones, you will always be part of our story🤍
