Our thoughts and prayers are with the parents of Tobias Michael Spencer who passed away five years ago today. His life here was only a few short days but the impression he made on his family was eternal.
Today, the family of Selena Lovon Quezada remember their little angel. Selena was only ten years old when she was suddenly taken from them on October 16, 2006. Though this little girl had to struggle through many challenges, she warmed hearts and made lasting impressions with her family and her schoolmates. She loved computers and video games, but her grandmother above all else.
A mother endures a nearly incomprehensible amount of pain when they lose a child at any age. Poetry, books and other forms of the written word are consider a powerful medium for helping women grieving for the loss of a child. Many find that the comfort of words written by others who have endured the same pain, helps sooth the sadness a little. The following is one of the most popular online memorial poems used on virtual memorial and life story pages by bereaved parents.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chapman family this week as they mourn the tragic lost of their youngest daughter Maria. Maria was just 5 years old when she was accidentally hit by her brother as he was backing out of the driveway in the family SUV.
Ann Hood never thought she would help so many women when she began writing her new book Comfort: a Journey Through Grief. The true story relays Hood’s path of coping with the sudden loss of her child and the ways she dealt with her grief. In April 2002, her daughter Grace died from a virulent form of strep. The loss left her in a state of overwhelming despair. She found her way toward life again by taking up knitting.
