My Healing Path

Childloss support and coping with grief

Archive for 2006/04


Dealing with terminal disease

Indeed, how does one deal with the thought of dying? What reaction goes through the mind? How do we cope when we are told that we are dying? Or our child? I had been there once and I fought back because there is no other way.
Here’s an excerpt written by Dr [...]

Funeral for a child

Sometimes, I wonder if what I posted here will ever get read by bereaved parents when they should.  You see, when my own son was critically ill and the doctor had prepared me that he may die, I still shy away from facing it.
At that time, i do surf a lot on the internet, seeking [...]

Signals for Attention From a Grieving Child

Continuing from our previous posts on how to help and guide our children after the loss of a sibling, I would like to share this which I copied from the Hospice Net site. They have a very complete and detailed information on how to help our children to deal with dying loved ones. [...]

Stillbirths

The internet has some very good resources for coping with pregnancy losses and stillbirths.  Usually, these websites are the only few places where the grieving parties have avenue to find some solace.
It is not easy to find a physical friend or relative who understands the feelings the person is going through.  Sometimes, one can find [...]

Be sensitive to grieving mothers

-By Chan Lilian-
This article appeared in The Star.
This is probably one of the most difficult subject for me to write because I want to send the message across to the general public on how do they deal with us grieving mothers and at the same time, how do we grieving mothers cope with losing our [...]