Here’s What You Need to Do to Support a Grieving Mom

I went back to work a week after my son died. I know that sounds crazy but staying busy was all I knew how to do. About a

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Stop Feeling Guilty For Not Predicting Or Preventing Your Child’s Death

The day my son died, I fed him his early morning feeding at 5:30am and he went back to sleep. I was transitioning back to full-time at work

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Are You Missing an Opportunity to Help Your Teen with Loss?

“He’s gotten an attitude lately. He’s talking back and acting surly every time I ask him to do anything. His favorite word is ‘Well ...’ and he says

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Not Talking About Death – THIS is a Tragedy

Last week I survived the 13th anniversary of my son’s death. Even after 13 years, the dreaded day comes and it’s painful. In fact, the days and weeks

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3 Simple Ideas to Help You Live After Loss

Learning to live without your loved one is a long and difficult road to travel. Through books,support groups, blind luck, and the grace of God, I have learned

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Still Grieving and Growing After All these Years

I’ve have been missing my son Jackson since he died in 2003. While it does get better as time goes on, contrary to what most people think, I

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What To Do When Your Loved One Is Suffering from a Loss

By Jennifer Hacker – The best piece of advice I can give you is “Don’t avoid talking to the grieving person about their loved one.” Most people avoid

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The Park Next to the Cemetery

Sometimes I have this random desire to say something about Jackson’s death, out of the blue, to someone totally unsuspecting and completely innocent. For example, today I invited

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