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Commentary: Miscarriage might be common — but the pain is unique to each of us

You don't get over a miscarriage, the author writes.

Over lunch on a Wednesday while working remotely, my husband and I debate the type of school our child, Ayesha, should attend. Later, we decide who will help with their homework and teach them science.

But the thing is — there is no Ayesha.

Ayesha has been dead, from a miscarriage, for over a year.

We all cope in different ways, and I have turned to a fictional universe where our child is still alive.

One fall day, I

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