Child loss is a loss like no other. One often misunderstood by many. If you love a bereaved parent or know someone who does,
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The Day I Lost You the Earth Tilted Off Its Axis
Guest Post by Laura M.Thirty-four years. It was thirty-four years ago I stood in the emergency department waiting room and watched the doctor telling me that you were gone. I watched his mouth moving, ... READ the POST
I Liked the Other Boxes You Played in Better
Today I carriedthe heaviest thinga mother is everasked to carry—Down the aisleof the longestpath I’ve everbeen asked to walk.From the back to the frontof the churchwhere we sang songs of ... READ the POST
Say Their Names A Thousand Times
Guest Post by Susi CostelloThere once was a woman who carried a piece of her dead daughter everywhere she went. She wrapped her in silky white feathers and plush pink petals, tucked lovingly, into the ... READ the POST
Put Your Hand in Mine
by Angela MillerThe merry-go-round spun round and round and round, dizzy, how you liked it.Every so often your eyes would open wide with fear and you'd look like you were about to jump ship on to the ... READ the POST
Broken Heart Syndrome
Fact: "Broken heart syndrome," also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is real. You absolutely can die from a broken heart. Child loss really is that painful. It is the most painful, horrific ... READ the POST
Why We Will Never Get Over It
Unfortunately bereaved parents get judged often. By those who know us and by those who don't.We are often criticized and pathologized for grieving (for remembering our child.) People erroneously think ... READ the POST