No one prepares us for death, especially the death of our children.  The intense pain following the death of a child leaves many families overwhelmed and unsure where to turn for relief.  The comfort of finding others who have experienced a similar loss can be a resource for coping with such a devastating loss.

This grief journey will most likely involve shock, denial, anger, guilt, frustration, loneliness, depression, and despair.  There is no one straight path to recovery, and there will be steps forward and backward occurring for a long time, possibly years.  There is no single solution for resolving this loss but allowing yourself to grieve helps you understand some of the feelings you are experiencing.  It is a process, not a single act, of recognizing your response to this traumatic loss and seeking ways to cope with the multitude of feelings.

The sharing of grief assists families in learning how to live with their loss and how to achieve a positive resolution of this grief.  We learn to reinvest energy into other activities that have meaning.  Each person does this in their own way and in their own time frame. 

Life will never fully return to the way it was when your child was alive, but The Compassionate Friends organization is united in the motto,  "WE Need Not Walk Alone."  This friendship and understanding from others who have walked this simillar path can help you survive this difficult and overwhelming painful experience and help you to heal.

                                                                

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 The journey from grief to hope

     does not happen swiftly

  But it happens

    if you will let your heart

           ride along.

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          by sascha.