Pregnancy loss is devastating for families. One woman who went through it twice has dedicated her life to helping others and is sharing her story this October for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

“I was grieving, and I’d also spiraled down into a period of depression,” LaKisha Headley said.

She delivered her daughter stillborn in 2002 and said the road to recovery was extremely difficult, including finding time off at her job.

“I contacted the HR department, and they told me that I wasn’t approved for any leave because I didn’t have a living baby. So instead of taking the six weeks, I returned back to work within two weeks. And that was definitely a rough patch,” Headley said.

In 2014, she also lost a son from a fatal neural tube defect.

“After that particular time, I’m thin

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