Category: Welcome

A collection of my recent essays and links to helpful resources on child loss and bereavement.

A Funeral, A Wedding, Graduations And One Unwanted Guest

A Funeral, A Wedding, Graduations And One Unwanted Guest

An essay from Elizabeth recently posted on OpenToHope.com.  It has been six and a half years since our son, Mack, died suddenly on New Year’s Eve 2012, just shy of his ninth birthday. As the many of us who learn to live newly after loss, we take it on as a part of our lives and …

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The Downstairs Thief

The Downstairs Thief

My essay was posted on the Compassionate Friends website this week. I wrote it in 2017, but I had mulled about the dream for several years before then. It took me time to prod and poke at my reflection on the dream in my journal, I knew I hadn’t quite culled it. It also took …

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What If’s

What If’s

Sharing a short reflection from the exciting Mack Brady Match in 2017 for the monthly “Learning to Live” column in The Centre Daily Times. For those who are learning to live again after loss there are great resources and people to share the journey at www.ltlwys.org. SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 2:09 PM Last Sunday, the Penn State men’s …

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