The following is from the Hand to Hold parent support group. I was not aware of the fact that July is annually recognized as Bereaved Parents Awareness Month.
It is a month dedicated to raising awareness of the
support necessary when one endures the loss of a child. Over the years Hand to
Hold has had the bittersweet pleasure to feature the heartfelt words of
parents who have walked this path and shared their stories so others will feel
less alone. Here is a collection of those stories.
If you are a parent who has lost a baby,
wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone.
There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a
month from today, or a year from today. There is a community of families ready
to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today. Parents
who have experienced a loss may request a peer mentor at any time for support from someone
who has been there. For more information, visit
our bereaved family support resources.
How to Support a Bereaved
Parent. Bereaved parent and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialist
Christine shares the most meaningful ways friends and family can support a parent
after a loss.
Christine’s
Story of Loss, Healing and Giving Back. Christine shares her
personal story of loss and how giving back as a peer mentor and now a Hand to Hold
Family Support Specialist has helped her heal.
NICU Parent Perspective: Acknowledging the Loss of a Multiple
in the NICU.
Bereaved parents in the Hand to Hold community were kind enough to share their stories
with us of losing one or more children in a multiple birth – stories of loss, of
grief, of healing, and of hope.
The Complex Emotions
of Losing a Twin in the NICU. Guest blogger Ally Anderson shares
her story of grief for the baby she lost and joy for the baby she still has.
Life After Loss: How
to Start Your Grief Journey. Everyone’s grief journey is different.
Guest blogger Brittany Clay shares how she was able to start healing after the loss
of her son.
NICU Parent Perspective:
We Have Hope in Whatever Lies Ahead. Nothing prepared Valerie
for the surprise of being told she were having twins, or for the stress of experiencing
complications at 22 weeks, or the pain of losing her precious baby A, Cristiano,
just 22 minutes after his birth.
NICU Now Episode 13:
Love and Loss in the NICU and Episode 15: Life Transformations
After the NICU, Part 2.
A Letter to My Doctor. After losing her twins at just 23 weeks gestation,
Melissa Vandermeer shares her raw and honest feelings on why self-advocacy is so
important.
Kate’s Story of Loss. Author Kate Polley shares how the loss of
one of her twins led her to a unique opportunity to give back to other parents who
have lost a child.
Learning the Language
of Grief: Telling a Twinless Twin About Their Twin. Kara Wahlin
talks about the struggle to tell her son about his twin, who passed away shortly
after birth.
Mourning
a Loss That Doesn’t Quite Have a Name: Grief and Loss in the NICU.
Kara Wahlin discusses how grief can play a part in our day-to-day lives.
Living with Grief: My Story of Infant Loss. Stacey Skrysak shares her difficult experience
of losing two of her triplets in the NICU.
Honest
Grief: From Being Strong To Being Real. Kierra Sorrells shares
how trying to be strong may do more harm than good after the loss of a child.
10 Life Lessons I Learned
After Experiencing Life’s Greatest Joy and Most Devastating Challenge.
Charles George shares what he’s learned in the years since his son’s death from
congenital heart disease.
National and International
Resources for Bereaved Families
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