May 27, 2017 The beauty May 27, 2017/ Mary-Rose MacColl “I have nothing to offer women whose children are gone, not even that loss passes. This has not been my experience. It has not passed. I wrote in a letter to my daughter that while facing great pain has brought many more tears, it also brings the beauty of the world more sharply into focus. And while this might be true, some days it is not enough.” From For a Girl, Mary-Rose MacColl's true story of secrets, motherhood and loss.