Child Loss

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.

No Man’s Land

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Between the time we decided to stop treatment and the time my baby son died, I felt desperately alone — pulled between my ‘cancer family’ still fighting to save their children and the bereaved families on the other side of this battle.

Thanksgiving After Jack

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A few weeks before Thanksgiving, my 12-year-old son went out to play in the rain and never came home. That year, everything about the holiday just felt wrong.

Learning To Quiet My Mind

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After my young son's death, yoga and meditation changed the shape of my grief.

‘Wish You Were Here’

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My daughter, Nina, died five weeks before she was due to be born. Years on, I am surprised by the depth of pain her absence brings me.

A Video Network All Their Own

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A veteran producer's new website uses television-quality video to reach parents of terminally ill children.

A Race Against Time

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Throughout my daughter's illness — and in the aftermath of her death — my treadmill has been a loyal companion.

From My Inbox, a Grim Reminder

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The school district emailed to remind me about kindergarten registration. The thing is, my younger daughter died two years ago.

On the Road

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After my 6-year-old son died, I was determined to grieve on my own terms. So I sold all my belongings and set off on my bicycle.

Luisa Street, One Year Later

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On a thoroughfare marked by personal tragedy, I find myself embracing possibility once again.

Facebook Wall as Condolence Note?

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So your friend or colleague posts on social media about a death in the family. How should you respond? Our advice guru weighs in on that question and more in her latest column.

Grief Is Forever (and That’s OK)

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At a fancy spa, I found myself missing my son and learning to embrace my eternal sadness.

For Newtown Parents, a Forever Grief

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Over the past year, Sandy Hook parents have opened up about the children they lost, and the pain that is their constant companion.

Finding Support

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Looking to connect with others who have suffered a similar loss? There are support services for just about every kind of grief.

Modern Loss’ Grief Reads

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Some Modern Loss-approved essays, articles, radio shows and multimedia features taking on loss and grief of all kinds.

5 Things That Help Me Cope

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Facing a lifetime of missing my child, here's what gets me through — and lifts me up.

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