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forever changed by grief❤️‍🩹

exactly one month away from the one-year anniversary of finding out my daughter was gone so prepare for me to fully crash out over the next month🫶🏼 #pregnancyloss #stillbirth #miscarriageawareness #lossmom #lifeafterloss

2025/10/12 Edited to

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Marie Rodriguez

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