Kim’s aunt read one of these interviews and connected me with Kim, who instantly agreed to share her family’s story. I love Kim’s genuine and unapologetic enthusiasm for talking about her son’s life and death. Though she doesn’t shy away from the depth of her pain, I come away from …
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I met Denai through Victoria Markham, the first person I interviewed for this series. What really struck me in Denai’s story is how she answered the question about what has helped her the most: watching the Markhams grieve their son. It highlights to me how incredibly powerful it is to …
I always appreciate sitting down with Trish Dorr. She is one of the rare people I’ve met who doesn’t constantly second guess her way of grieving. She reminds me that it’s never helpful to make any assumptions about what grief looks like from the outside. Not every grieving parent cries …
Mary Warren helped run a school one of my sons attended. We had a warm rapport for years before we discovered we’d both had a son die young. She is a shining example of someone who’s taken her deepest pain and found a way to give back from that place. …
I met Meg a few months after her son, Christopher, died. She was very reluctant to join our bereaved parents group but gave it a try for one night. She’s been gracing us with her presence for four straight groups now, and is planning to take the WinterSpring training soon …
How did your child die? I was coming home from an event, and I was coming down the driveway, and both of the boys ran up to the car and greeted me. It was kind of a ritual that we did because they played outside a lot. And then they …