Heard the sad news yesterday that friends have lost their baby 5 months into the pregnancy and she has to be induced today. Just when you think the danger period is over and you can start looking forward and planning for the new arrival. Had to go to a twin baby funeral last year which was the first time I have seen a burial and that tiny double coffin being lowered into the ground was a haunting memory.
This brings the question of what to say to the devastated parents? Trotting out the old cliches that "time heals" seems woefully inadequate and anyway is it true in these cases? Experiencing the death of your babies is surely something that remains painful for the rest of your life? Then there are the inevitable questions - "what if...?" and the unanswerable - "why?"
Even if there is a faith or belief in the afterlife is it a comfort now? Having worked as a Hypnotherapist the subject of past/future lives is a fascinating subject but one that scares or repels some people. The mother of the Twins did visit a Medium who comforted her because she answered questions unasked and seemed to offer proof of another existence so I suppose regardless of scepticism it worked for her and it would be shabby to doubt the honesty of someone dealing with a vulnerable mother?
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