Today is National Bereaved Parents Day.
No one wants to be in this club.
It is a grief that not one of us who hasn’t experienced it can ever imagine.
Whether your child died in the womb, as an infant, teen, adolescent or adult the grief is immeasurable.
Neugeboren said – “A child that loses a parent is an orphan. But there’s no word for a parent that loses a child. That’s how awful the loss is.”
If you are a bereaved parent it’s ok to talk to and about your child. It can help you continue to feel connected to them.
If you wish celebrate, pay homage to or attend to yourself kindly when significant dates come round (birthday, diagnosis day, date of death, funeral day). Mark these significant days in a way that supports and feels right to you.
Including them in future events too honours their memory and can be a powerful way to bring them closer when the passing of time makes them feel so far away.
Maintaining these bonds is not only healthy but can bring huge comfort and ease in a grief which is ever present.
With tenderness
Nancy x
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