My Healing Path

Childloss support and coping with grief

Archive for 2006/06


Reborn doll - A pretty disconcerting idea

I never knew that reborn dolls exist until I stumbled upon them.  I would not advise mothers who delivered stillbirths and premature babies to even look at them.  However, I wish to have my say on this because I found them to be very distasteful.
Reborn dolls are life size prematured babies.  According to the site [...]

Is there really a visitation of the deceased?

When I was with the support groups based in overseas, we often shared our heartfelt talks about ‘visitations’. Of course, the group has moderators who normally try   to point out the facts so as not to confused the newly bereaved parents.
When a parent is newly bereaved, some may be so deeply in grief [...]

WHEN YOUR FRIEND’S CHILD DIES….

When you know someone whose child has died do you…

miss the funeral because you didn’t know their child?
say something comforting like,”thank God you have other kids?”
first want to know how the child died?
avoid that person so you won’t have to say anything at all?
never mention their child because you know it will bring tears?
think [...]

Is it acceptable to take photos of a deceased child?

This is an issue that has been debated over and over again in bereaved parents support groups and forums all over the world.  Some parents find it repulsive, some parents accept a nice, serene shots as comforting.
When I was moderating a Yahoo support group based in Texas, a huge and stressful discussion exploded to the [...]

A blog to share

One of my blog reader pointed out this blog which belongs to a sweet girl whom had died of cancer. It is a very touching entry towards her last few days. Currently, her sister has started a new one on how her parents and her are coping with the loss.
When my son died, [...]