On June 23, 2024, my granddaughter, Harlowe Hope, was stillborn.

Harlowe’s Hope was born out of the need to find someone, somewhere, that understood the pain of losing a child to stillbirth from a grandmother’s perspective.

My daughter-in-law was 37 weeks, 5 days, pregnant. Harlowe was scheduled to be born the week of July 1st.

I started googling every search term I could think of but I could not find what I was looking for. I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for, but I knew I wasn’t finding it.

My “Hope” is that this blog can help at least one person as they deal with the raw pain, grief, and isolation often felt, after losing a child, grandchild, by stillbirth.

I am Harlowe Hope’s Grandma Suzi. This blog is written from my perspective as I travel the journey now in front of me, living life after losing Harlowe Hope by stillbirth.

Note: there may be several blog posts on any given day. My blog posts are taken from the personal journaling I have been doing to help me process this loss. Some will be posted at the same time, some may be posted later. Either way, I hope you find them helpful. – Grandma Suzi