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‘Mother’s Day Will Never Be the Same.’
Two years after Elena’s death, I try to understand why I was given a child just to lose her.
Two years after Elena’s death, I try to understand why I was given a child just to lose her.
If I protect and guide someone else’s child in here, maybe someone will do mine out there.
I experienced my first childbirth while I was incarcerated in a county jail.