Jill recalled arriving at the hospital “where a couple of my sisters and a friend joined us.”
On the “Shiny Happy People” documentary, Jill Duggar tried to convey the complex emotions that she still feels towards her horrible parents. Husband Derick Dillard was by her side. (Image Credit: Amazon Prime)
On this painful anniversary, Jill Duggar is acknowledging those who supported her
“We are so grateful for all those not pictured,” Jill Duggar then expressed.
She expressed gratitude to those “who wrapped their arms and prayers around us.”
Jill continued: “and continue to provide us with support as we walk this road nobody ever wants to walk.”
On March 19, 2025, Jill Duggar marked the one-year anniversary of her heartbreaking stillbirth. (Image Credit: Instagram)
At this point, Jill made a potentially divisive request.
“Do you know someone who has suffered a pregnancy or infant loss?” she asked.
Jill then suggested: “Sending them a quick text to say you’re thinking of them and praying for them can go a long way.”
Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentary on their family. (Image Credit: Amazon Prime)
This is great advice for some, but not for all
Obviously, Jill Duggar is speaking from her own experience. And, likely, she is thinking of other close relatives.
But not everyone wants emotional support in the same way in the wake of a stillbirth.
Where Jill finds comfort in public discussions, others may consider this such a private matter that even words of comfort feel like a violation.
We know that Jill continues to mourn her child.
Her theology teaches her that her would-be child possesses an immortal soul and awaits her in the Christian afterlife, but she would have loved to have raised that child in life, too.
