{"id":175,"date":"2012-02-12T03:22:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T03:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twinlesstwinsorg.dreamhosters.com\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2023-09-17T14:55:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:55:04","slug":"early-twin-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/resources\/early-twin-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Twin Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tEarly Twin Loss\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<h2>Explore resources for:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#early-twin-loss-for-twinless-twins\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwinless Twins\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#early-twin-loss-for-parents\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParents\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tFor Twinless Twins\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>Remembering To Heal<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Joan S. Bruner, LCSW<\/strong><br \/>Joan S. Bruner, whose identical twin Jan passed away when they were 3 and a half years old, writes about the importance of remembering her twin connection with the belief that there is healing in remembering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Remembering-to-Heal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>OptionB Article on Childhood Twin Loss<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jacob Yurich, TTSGI Member<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;I was eleven years old. My twin brother, Zachary, died from brain cancer&#8230;&#8221; TTSGI member, Jacob Yurich, shares about the loss of his twin brother.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optionb.org\/stories\/if-there-is-meaning-in-life-at-all-then-there-must-be-meaning-in-suffering-viktor-e-frankl-mans-search-for-meaning-h1epi2wpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read Full Article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Full Article\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>On Multiple Births<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Thomas Stuttaford<\/strong><br \/>In this article Dr. Thomas Stuttaford discusses the challenges of being a twin of a stillborn baby including the associated feelings of guilt, depression, and insecurity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/On-Multiple-Births.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Womb Twin Healing<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Althea Hayton<\/strong><br \/>Reflections from a womb twin survivor on how to grieve, cope, and heal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Womb-Twin-Healing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Leading to the &#8220;Elvis Story&#8221;<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peter O. Whitmer, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Leading-the-Elvis-Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tFor Parents\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>Death of a Twin &#8211; For Parents<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Irish Stillborn &amp; National Death Society<\/strong><br \/>This article discusses the conflicting emotions associated with losing a stillborn twin despite a healthy surviving twin and the process of saying goodbye, going home, and how to approach the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Death-of-a-Twin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Twinless Twin: What My Daughter&#8217;s Death Taught Me About Life<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>A mother shares the struggles of losing one of her twin babies days after birth and reflects on how the loss not only affects her, but her her surviving twin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stillstandingmag.com\/2019\/01\/21\/twinless-twin-what-my-daughters-death-taught-me-about-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read Full Article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Full Article\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Reflections From a Parent<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Barb Gossett<\/strong><br \/>An honest account from a mother of triplets who lost one child in utero and one child at 9 months and the profound impact that TTSGI has made on her family and her surviving triplet Jeffrey.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Reflections-From-a-Parent.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Thoughts on Parenting a Twinless Child<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elizabeth A. Pector, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>Dr. Elizabeth A. Pector talks about parenting her son Jared after the death of his identical twin brother Ryan within two days of their birth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Thoughts-Parenting-Twinless-Child.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Author Biographies<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Elizabeth-Pector.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth A. Pector, M.D.<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Joan-Bruner.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joan S. Bruner, LCSW<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Althea-Hayton.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Althea Hayton<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Twin Loss Explore resources for: Twinless Twins Parents For Twinless Twins Remembering To Heal Joan S. Bruner, LCSWJoan S. Bruner, whose identical twin Jan passed away when they were 3 and a half years old, writes about the importance of remembering her twin connection with the belief that there is healing in remembering. 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