fog of grief Archives - Adrian's Elephant

View from a butterfly cut-out, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Miranda Hernandez)

130 – Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 9:31 PM

January 1, 2020

This past year has been different. You’d think the biggest part would be your sister, and of course she’s part of it. There’s also me. I’ve been developing. I’ve been learning and hiding in equal measures.

8 January 2019; Two Years of Memories and Looking to the Future

January 8, 2019

Two years ago, I was happily pregnant and sadly naïve. I had no idea babies could die. Today, I am pregnant for the second time, eyes wide open and hopefully dreaming.

025 – Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 12:26 AM

August 1, 2018

I don’t sleep normally. I’m tired all day, but I have trouble at night. I often forget what day it is.

Offerings placed at Whiteshell Provincial Park (Miranda Hernandez)

Coming Alive Again

June 1, 2018

Crawling out of the early days and fog of grief after the death of my child and rejoining the world is one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life.

Miranda holding Adrian's elephant in a park in California. It is a sunny afternoon. Miranda is wearing a white shirt and pink cardigan and smiling. (Sarah Perry Photography)

Miranda’s Story

June 1, 2018

My name is Miranda Hernandez. I am a single mother by choice. My son Adrian passed away on 29 June 2017, and was stillborn the following day. I will love and honor him for the rest of my life.

5 Feb 2018 – Akhilandeshvari

February 5, 2018

I don’t find comfort in the thought of a higher power. It doesn’t do anything for me. But I do find comfort in the fact that other people have also been broken…and they survived it. Which brings me to Akhilandeshvari, goddess of never not being broken.

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