We lost contact with her birth mom right after placement. But we had pictures at least, of Miren’s birth mother and half siblings, and I wanted to keep them somewhere special. I started a scrapbook for Miren so that she would know her own story. Where she came from. The many, many people who love her. The fights she won even as a little baby. I dedicate one section of her book to photos of her birth family. We keep those private for them, but also keep them sacred. Another se

In some ways it is hard to write a letter to you, since we haven’t met yet. But in other ways, we already know a lot about you. We know that you are incredibly brave and loving to be considering such a hard choice on behalf of your precious child. Our names are Bryce and Esther. We have one beautiful angel daughter named Miren who, after many hospital stays and medical procedures, passed away in March 2025. We’ve spent far too many nights crying together, wondering how this w

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