• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Widow's Voice

Widow's Voice

  • Soaring Spirits
  • Donate
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Categories
  • Authors
    • Grace Villafuerte
    • Emily Vielhauer
    • Diana Mosson
    • Kathie Neff
    • Gary Ravitz
    • Sherry Holub
    • Lisa Begin-Kruysman

kerryl McGlennon

Ian’s Birthday Gift

August 25, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

  As Michele posted last fortnight for me, baby Patrick decided to make a rapid and slightly early appearance!  Thanks for the comments – I was stuck in hospital without net access to respond! Two Monday’s ago I was getting ready to do my post for last fortnight when things suddenly felt different, so I opted to head to the hospital for…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love Tagged With: widowed parenting, widow, kerryl McGlennon, birth after loss, frozen embryo

We Have a Widow’s Voice Baby!

August 11, 2015 by Michele Neff Hernandez Leave a Comment

We are so excited to share that Kerryl, who shares the Tuesday writing duties with Mike, has given birth to a healthy baby boy! She will be back in two weeks to share details, but please join us in celebrating this wonderful addition to Kerryl and Ian’s family. We’ve reposted the blog where she shared her news….and will be excited to share a…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed by illness, kerryl McGlennon, widowed and pregnant, baby after widowhood, widow

It’s June

June 2, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

That means my anniversary run… The 4th marks 4 years since our wedding day. The 11th marks 6 years since we met The 14th marks 3 years since Ian died. Come the 18th, he’ll have been gone loner than I knew him.I was talking to some people at church this week, and found I can easily rattle off how long it’s been since Ian died, but I really…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: death anniversary, 3 years, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, Pregnancy after loss, widowed parenting, widow, wedding anniversary, widowed by illness

My vs Our

May 5, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

Driving to the supermarket last week I had the overwhelming feeling that this baby is very much an addition to our family.   To Ian and I’s family. Although in no way is the baby a replacement for Ian, as the pregnancy progresses it feels like Ian is less distant now. There is a feeling of completeness, not end, not ‘over it’, but very much…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses Tagged With: widow, widowed by illness, widowed perspective, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, post-loss pregnancy IVF

Centenary

April 21, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

This week in Australia and New Zealand we are leading up to the centenary of our initial engagement in the First World War at Gallipoli in Turkey, an engagement that for Australia is often considered the birth of the nation. Most of the documentaries, news reports and commemorations surrounding the anniversary are focused on the men who went away…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Suddenly Tagged With: widowed holidays, widowed suddenly, widow, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon

What’s in a Name…MKII

April 7, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

One of the things I really struggled with in early pregnancy was the idea of having a second boy.  I really, really wanted a girl. Not because I outright didn’t want a boy, but because I had absolutely NO idea on a name.  Ian and I had a girls name – Claire – agreed from our pregnancy with John, so I wanted a girl so I didn’t have to worry about…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses Tagged With: kerryl McGlennon, post-loss pregnancy IVF, widow, widowed by illness, aussie widow

A Rose by any Other Name…

March 24, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

Ok, “rose” isn’t exactly the first term that comes to mind when thinking of widow, but I’ll go with the literary, Shakespearian reference for this post. I could be posting on getting through the third anniversary of Ian getting sick, which coincided with his birthday on St Patrick’s Day. But much to my surprise, that anniversary passed without…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow, widowed by illness, widowed perspective, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon

Doppelganger

March 10, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

One issue I’ve found with having a few people having died on me when they were younger is the issue of doppelgängers – people who freakishly look the same.  I’ve encountered them for my stepfather as I’m out around my city.  Sometimes the right shape from behind, sometimes a glimpse of a profile.  But I’ve not yet encountered Ian…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed grief triggers, widow, widowed by illness, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon

Making Room

February 24, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

I’ve posted in the last couple of months about going through Ian’s things and starting to move stuff onto new homes that can go to new homes, or tossing stuff that can’t be moved on. That’s because there was one thing I couldn’t discard after he died…Our seven frozen embryos, left from our IVF cycles to have John.   As part of the IVF process,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses Tagged With: widowed milestones, widow, widowed by illness, widowed moving forward, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, post-loss pregnancy IVF

A Forgotten Card

February 17, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

Ian and I never particularly did Valentines day.  Although I *like* getting the gifts and stuff, I never felt it a necessity.  It’s a more than a bit over-commercialised to me, which is thankfully quite a protective view-point in my after. But the day still holds memories. Some good. Some that trigger a sense of guilt.John was born in the late…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: widowed guilt, widow, widowed memories, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, widowed holidays

Where’s my death-march Gone?

February 10, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

John turns 4 tomorrow.  The lead-up to his birthday has usually marked the beginning of my 4 month long death-march, as the surgery that triggered Ian’s complications and eventual death occurred just 11 days after John’s first birthday (and coincidently, John’s original due date, so 22nd February is a really solid date in my memory).  The…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries Tagged With: widowed death anniversay, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, widowed days leading to death anniversary, widowhood and moving forward, widow

Busy

February 3, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

Well, not actually.And I’m going bonkers.I’ve always been a reasonably mentally busy person, and coped with Ian’s death by keeping up the pace until I was pretty much forced to stop (and then I didn’t pull everything back). But as a student and not working, it’s an annoying time of the year for me. Always has been.  The Christmas/New Year’s…

Filed Under: Widowed Tagged With: widow, widowed perspective, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Footer

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Categories
  • Authors

SSI Network

  • Soaring Spirits International
  • Camp Widow
  • Resilience Center
  • Soaring Spirits Gala
  • Widowed Village
  • Widowed Pen Pal Program
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Contact Info

Soaring Spirits International
2828 Cochran St. #194
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-671-4071

Soaring Spirits International is a 501(c)3 Corporation EIN#: 38-3787893. Soaring Spirits International provides resources with no endorsement implied.

Copyright © 2025 Widow's Voice. All Rights Reserved.