By Kim Perlmutter I have had the most endearing thing happen tonight related to a comforting, random when you least expect it…. a little token gift for Joseph’s Mommy….. Just got in from going to my friend Ashely’s house for a scheduled 6 pm garden consultation at her request…  Her son Charlie and my son Joseph knew each other their entire [...]

By Debra Reagan — When the first Halloween arrived soon after our son’s death, I could hardly bear to think of it. Clint loved fall and Halloween. He took such joy in the season: football games, corn mazes, haunted houses and parties. It almost felt like a betrayal of sorts for me to hate the season [...]

My 14 year old son died 3 weeks ago and i can’t take the pain.someone please tell me how to wake up each day. Michelle A Response from Drs. Gloria and Heidi death of a child, death and dying, grief and grieving Dear Michele, We are sooo very sorry for the loss of your son. Absolutely nothing prepares us to [...]

My daughter & her bf broke up and he killed himself last night. My son’s dad killed himself 21 years ago, so I’ve been there. But I was 27 years old then. I am so distraught. I know I can get through this…How do I help my daughter? She was moving on from this break-up…. he wasn’t. Last night [...]

The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for those of us who have lost a loved one. We are used to being with our family members during this time, and now an important person is missing. The following are suggestions for managing the holidays.

Loss is not easy. It's challenging to understand the purpose or meaning behind loss. We're witnessing a tremendous amount of chaos, destruction and disharmony on the planet - man-made and natural - every time we read the papers, listen to the radio, go online or watch TV. Many of are us affected by what we hear, read and see.

Guests: Jannette Fennell and Bruce Murakami. Janette Fennell used her traumatic experience of being locked in a car trunk at gunpoint to get a Federal Regulation passed for internal trunk release. She then went on to found Kids and Cars dedicat4ed to eliminate the practice of leaving unattended children in cars. Bruce Murakami teamed up with [...]

Zachary Owen Ward was killed while riding his motorcycle, when the driver of a car drove through a red light in front of Zach at the corner of Greenway and 43rd, Phoenix, Arizona. Zachary grew up in an apartment with his older brother and mother.  He had no memory of his dad who abandoned the family [...]

By Georgia Cockerham, Brookings The circle forms as each walks in. First Tuesday of the month is here again. We’re sorry for the reason each one is here, But grateful we offer an understanding ear. We say our name and that of our child. Talk of circumstances beyond our control. At first - so hard - to think – and  then - [...]

How did he not survive? These are the words I screamed over and over in the early hours of October 7, 2007 and that continue to run through my head each day since. Today is the one year anniversary of the devastating accident that took our son’s life. He was just two and a half [...]