Day 28 prompt for the 30Words30Days story challeng is ‘clan’. I interpreted that as a large family of extended relatives.
Her mother phoned. “We’re having a funeral. You both need a formal acknowledgement of this loss. I’m calling the relatives.”
Bouquets.
The ultrasound picture.
Speeches about lost futures.
Communal grief.
Shawn L. Bird 
Monday. The clan will gather. A slide show will be shown. Tears will be shed; hugs exchanged; good-byes said. Grief and storied will be shared but life will go on.
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Really hits the mark!