The Atlantic

The Atlantic

When Losing a Pregnancy Leads to Losing Friends

When Losing a Pregnancy Leads to Losing Friends

I didn’t know if our relationships could hold my grief and their joy all at once. So I disappeared. As the mother of a gregarious 5-year-old boy, I experience parenthood in all its wonder and burnout. I’ve also had four miscarriages, which I continue to grieve.

The Atlantic

The Cost of Not Knowing a Huntington’s Diagnosis

The Cost of Not Knowing a Huntington’s DiagnosisSome would-be parents who might have inherited the fatal gene want their doctors