Meghan McCain's Encouragement and Wisdom

By: Emily Carrington​ EPLA Founder

If you haven’t already read Meghan McCain’s miscarriage story in the New York Times, do yourself a favor and read it. 

​In her intimate first person account, the co-host of The View puts politics aside to articulate the burden of miscarriage.  Her words serve to legitimize the grief of so many families who have suffered the same loss, and she frames the difficulty of walking through loss alone. 

“Because even to this day, the subject of a miscarriage carries so much cultural taboo. Miscarriage is a pain too often unacknowledged. Yet it is real, and what we have lost is real. We feel sorrow and we weep because our babies were real.”

Her story is painful yet uplifting for all of us who have walked this dreary road before. Her reflections on her love for her baby give a glimpse of joy in the midst of suffering. 

“I had a miscarriage. I loved my baby, and I always will. To the end of my days I will remember this child — and whatever children come will not obscure that. I have love for my child. I have love for all the women who, like me, were briefly in the sisterhood of motherhood, hoping, praying and nursing joy within us, until the day the joy was over.”

And she reminds us of a very important truth. 

“You are not alone.”

​We hope that Meghan’s words bring you comfort. But we also hope she emboldens you to speak up, too, if you need to. You do not need a daytime talk show or a platform like the New York Times to be heard. You can follow her example in your own community, you can start your own blog, or you can even send us your story for this blog. We are hear to listen! The more we raise our voices together the more we can change the culture. 

“I had a miscarriage. I loved my baby, and I always will. To the end of my days I will remember this child — and whatever children come will not obscure that."

Emily Carrington is the founder of the EPLA and mother to four children.