Holding Alana: One Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Healing
Update: 2025-10-31
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On this episode of Our American Stories, no one prepares for the silence that follows birth. For Samantha Durante Banerjee, that silence carried both devastation and grace. Her daughter, Alana, was stillborn, and in the hours that followed, Samantha experienced the depth of grief that comes after stillbirth — but also the rare beauty of finally holding her baby. Through grief and healing, she learned that sorrow can live alongside joy. Samantha’s story is a reminder that grieving parents don’t stop being parents — and that even in loss, the love remains.
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