Child Loss

What I Tell My Kids About Their Brother Who Died Before They Were Born

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Even in Seamus' absence, our four-person household continues to feel to us like a family of five.

The Billy Joel Concert That Saved Me

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By taking me to that show, what remained of my family in the aftermath of my son’s suicide was telling me, ‘Please come back to us. We still need you.’

The Hummingbirds Who Lightened My Grief

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When my daughter died, I hated the sun for rising without her. I wept as the world turned green and flowers burst open. But the backyard birds were a different story.

Maia drawings Modern Loss

Mentee, Interrupted

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Maia and I only spent a few minutes together. It was only after her death that I finally got to know her.

In Defense of Magic

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The winter holiday rituals have soothed our grieving souls. So has our son's belief in Santa.

Trying to Get Pregnant After the Death of a Child

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After losing my six-year-old son, I was determined to give my youngest child another sibling.

Grief Landscapes

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As an artist, it's an intimate and risky exchange to make something based on someone else’s grief. But I’d rather attempt to connect and engage than to turn away.

My 6 Years of Anticipatory Grief

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My daughter died after an unsuccessful heart transplant. But I've lived very real stages of loss since even before she entered the world.

Video Game Review: ‘That Dragon, Cancer’

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A new experience on gaming and grief, created by a couple inspired by the loss of their young son.

No Thanks(giving)

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My parents and I aren't in a Thanksgiving mood after my brother's sudden death. Other relatives disagree. How can we can ditch the holiday in style?

Giving Birth at the Age Mom Died

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I had my children young, keeping in mind that my own mother died 46. Now I’m 46, missing my mother, grieving my 12-year-old son, and also happily, unexpectedly pregnant.

Timehopping My Way Through Life and Death

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How the tech tool keeps screwing with my emotions. And why I can't say I hate it.

Two Truths and a Lie

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My daughter's class exercise reminded me that kids carry their loss everywhere, even to school.

Coming Out of the Grief Closet

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I'm a bereavement 'expert' who publicly hid my feelings after going from pregnant to grieving in a matter of hours. Until now.

‘Sit Still and Uncover your Eyes’

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After my 9-year-old son's sudden death, I am forced to choose life — sometimes several times a day.

Grief: There’s No Comparison

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We may try size up our grief to justify the depth of our pain, or to remind ourselves that it could be worse. But trying to determine a hierarchy does no one any good.

After My Daughter’s Death, On Guilt and Apologies

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In the year since cancer took my little girl's life, I find myself saying 'I'm sorry.' For not being able to save her, for surviving her death, and for simply being 'sorrowful.'

7 Tips for Speaking with a Bereaved Mother

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How do you support someone going through the unimaginable? To begin with, don't say you can't imagine what they're going through.

My Wife and I Had a Twinless Twin

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Welcoming our healthy daughter meant grieving her identical sister.

Coming to Terms

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The simple phrase suggests contracts and litigation. For me, it's a complex, daily practice in grieving my son's death from Tay-Sachs.

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