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The Grief of Parents When a Child Dies

By The Compassionate Friends — 2020

The death of a child is devastating and often referred to as the worst experience a parent can endure. A child’s death causes a profound family crisis.

Read on www.compassionatefriends.org

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Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness

Every forty seconds, someone commits suicide. In the United States, it is the tenth most common cause of death in people over ten years of age, far more common than death by homicide or aneurysm or aids.

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Andrew Solomon
2014
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‘Losing Max Was Burden Enough’

In the midst of family tragedy, a father decides that the best path is candor.

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Ivan Maisel
2021
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Grieving a Parent’s Death at a Young Age: A Loss That Lingers

Readers discuss how losing a parent changed their lives and continues to affect them.

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Sandra Allik
2019
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We Lost Our Son to Suicide. Here’s How We Survived.

I tried many of the supports available to help parents heal, like therapy, support groups, exercise and finding a way to honor our son’s memory.

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Julie Halpert
2020
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A Complicated Burden

There was nothing Sandy Boucher could have done to prevent the tragedy. Yet decade after decade, she has carried the burden of guilt. This is a meditation on living with what cannot be undone.

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Sandy Boucher
2012
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