Written by Clara Hinton Caregivers are special people. In fact, many people refer to caregivers as “angels on earth” who make it possible...

Written by Clara Hinton When a child dies, a parent’s thinking begins to change almost immediately. All of the seemingly insignificant...

Written by Clara Hinton We learn from little up to mark special dates on our calendars. We write those dates in our journals. And, we...

Written by Clara Hinton One of the most difficult results of grief following the death of a child is the change that occurs in...

Written by Clara Hinton Following the death of a child, parents are left with a void that they never before thought possible. Every...

Written by Clara Hinton When a young child dies, quite often families and friends that were once very close find themselves drifting...

Written by Clara Hinton One of the most used phrases following the death of a child is, “Call if you need anything.” Friends mean well,...

Written by Clara Hinton Many times, parents are faced with the question of what to do when a stillbirth occurs. They were certainly never...

Written by Clara Hinton Miscarriage is just recently beginning to be recognized as a valid grief issue. For many years, women were told...

Written by Clara Hinton Car accidents claim the lives of many teenagers each year. Getting the call late at night saying, “There has been...

Written by Clara Hinton When a child becomes terminally ill, many times there is an assumption made by friends and family members that...

Written by Clara Hinton When a teenager dies, often the circumstances of death have been accident related. Perhaps your child was driving...

Written by Clara Hinton Following a loss, well-meaning friends and family members have often said, “I wish that he/she would act normal...

Written by Clara Hinton When child loss occurs, for some reason most of the sympathy expressed is pointed in the direction of the mother...

Written by Clara Hinton Even though a miscarriage is a shared experience between a man and woman, this type of early pregnancy loss is...

Written by Clara Hinton The death of a young child is one of the most difficult pains to bear. Young children bring so much joy and...

Written by Clara Hinton The first several weeks following the death of a child are usually filled with lots of emotional grief support....

Written by Clara Hinton Following the loss of a child, many changes take place within the structure of the family. The most obvious...

In the 15 years since she lost her son to a single OxyContin pill, Barbara Van Rooyan has had but one up-close look at the people...

Bereavement is the process of grieving. This process is different for each person, although every person will experience similar states....