Failed chemical abortion: Denisha’s story
A strong, determined, single mom raised me. In my 40s, I learned a piece of my story that I wasn't aware of until now. In October of 1975, my mom found out that she was pregnant with me. In December, she chose to have a complete DNC abortion. By February, she...
Claire’s Miraculous Survival: April Survivor of the Month
Growing up in a Christian home as the daughter of missionaries to Costa Rica and Mexico, Claire and her younger sister knew more than anything that they were wanted, chosen and so very, deeply loved. They both also knew they were adopted, and if they ever decided to...
POST-ABORTION SURVIVOR SYNDROME: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Did you know that siblings who have lost a brother or sister to abortion can present with Post Abortion Survivor Syndrome? This month, as we highlight twin survivor, Claire Culwell, and talk about the grief that comes for surviving twins, we think it’s also important...
The Brother I Never Knew: Abortion’s Impact on Surviving Siblings
Posted originally on CareNet’s blog on August 14, 2018 by Susan Roberts. https://www.care-net.org/abundant-life-blog/the-brother-i-never-knew-abortions-impact-on-surviving-siblings As we highlight twin survivor, Claire Culwell this month, we can’t help but think of...
March Highlighted Survivor of the Month’s Story: Jennifer Milbourn
Jennifer always knew that she was adopted, but one day when she was 19 years old, while shopping with her mother, Jennifer challenged her to tell her something about herself that she didn’t already know. The truth her mother shared changed the way she would see the...
Survivor of the month, Carrie’s, wisdom on self-worth and self-love
Carrie Fischer is our survivor of the month, and we hope you've been following us on social media to watch her powerful interview with Special Books for Special Kids, and learn more about her experiences. Carrie has such an incredibly powerful outlook on life, and...
February Highlighted Survivor of the Month’s Story: Carrie Fischer
As a little girl growing up in Houston, Texas in the 1970s, Carrie had a reoccurring dream for years. In her dream, there was an unborn baby girl. “The baby in the womb was fighting and screaming for her life, which was being taken away,” Carrie recalls. “I never...
Becoming….REAL
From Melissa's blog, published January 15, 2021. We thought this was such a timely post, as we focus this month on self-worth and self-love. Survivor or not, we're suspecting you can relate to this. We hope you're encouraged by it. And as always, if you're a survivor,...
New Year, New Year’s Resolutions…or Are They?
'Tis the season. For all things new year related, especially resolutions. There's something powerful about anything new. A fresh start. A goal. A desire to finally meet. Resolutions, we have a few here at The Abortion Survivors Network. Although, like maybe you've...
The Healing Power of Community
By Denisha Workizer, Healing Program Coordinator, and Founder/Director of Reclaimed Story Community Fosters Healing I remember the day like it was yesterday. The rush of adrenaline made my arms and legs go numb. An empty, hollow feeling surged through my stomach. I...