One of my twin daughters passed away three years ago, but on her first day of first grade, her teacher remarked, “Both of your daughters are excellent students.”

I recall the high temperature more than anything else. Faye was irritable for a couple of days. On the third morning, her fever reached 104, and her body went completely weak while I held her.

I realized with a deep, instinctive feeling that solely moms get that this was an entirely different situation.

The clinic lights felt overly harsh. The machine noises never stopped. And the term continue reading …