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#NationalBereavedParentsDay is today, to raise awareness for parents who have lost a child of any age, any circumstance. Please join us to help keep that conversation going, raise awareness & show the #BereavedParent community that #LoveLivesOn 💞

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Bereavement photo of a newborn with a breathing tube.

Bereaved parents cradling their newborn daughter.

Photo of our daughter in her casket. She longs like a baby doll.

Today marks 17 years since the day our lives turned upside down. We went from being expectant parents and ended the day as bereaved parents. Though it’s been this long, our hearts will always hurt. #infantloss #bereavedparent #homebirthloss

9 pictures of stick people showing 9 different types of sadness

My sad is big, heavy and also sharp today. Insensitive friends accidentally highlighting exactly what I’ve lost. Everything feels very unfair. I want my daughter back, that’s all. Nothing else. #childloss #grief #bereavedparent

So, in our cupboard there is a jar of Nutella with a use by date of 2015 on it … it was our son Jamie’s .. he loved it and after he died this jar gave a feeling of normalcy…. 10 years in it is still there #BereavedParent

Does the pain of living with child loss get easier? No. It gets different. The rock in the roots of this overturned tree is like our loss. It is hard and unmoving, and with the passage of time we must grow around it. #grief #childloss #bereavedparent

#BereavedParent #Grief #Animism #Spirituality #EnergyHealing #Authenticity #StoryTelling #StoryTeller

Took the baby to work today and he did a wonderful job as a tiny bereavement specialist.

#puppy #infantloss #grief #griefandhealing #loveandhope #childloss #bereavement #bereavedparent

It's ok not to be ok, ok.

#bereaved #bereavement #loveandloss #childloss #bereavedparent #healing #grief #bereavedparent #bereavedparents #bereavedmother #love #anchoredinlove

The lens of loss impacts everything.

#healing #loss #lifeafterloss #bereavement #bereavedparent

Things I see that remind me why group work - works.

#bereavedparent #grief #bereavement #supportgroup

Love informs our futures in ways I remain wholly unprepared for…..sharing my daughter with others, stepping into purpose.

#bereavedparent #grief #love #sparkjoy #anchoredinlove

Early to set up for bereaved parent support group. How'd I get so much older than I feel?

I just entered my 24th year as a #bereavedparent and 22nd year as a facilitator and space holder.

Losing a child leaves an endless void. An abyss. The emptiness is the worst. The deep sense of loneliness is a constant companion. The raw feelings are just as intense as the day we found Mona Daniella dead. The grief is overwhelming, even after seven years. It doesn’t get easier, grief only gets harder. The missing never goes away, it becomes a melancholy we carry sadly, and quietly inside ourselves. We will love you forever Mona. #Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent #mona #loveyouforever

Losing a child leaves an endless abyss. The deep sense of loneliness is a constant companion. The raw feelings are just as intense as the day we found Mona Daniella dead.
The grief is overwhelming. The missing becomes a melancholy we carry sadly, and quietly.
#Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent #mona

After a child loss, people ask: how do you move on? We don’t move on. We just move forward. We miss Mona lots. She’s never again. Mona was my soul, my everything; my heart was ripped out when she died. Holidays? Nothing to celebrate anymore. #Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent #mona #justice4mona

After a child loss, people ask: how do you move on? We don’t move on. We just move forward.
We miss Mona lots. She’s never again. Mona was my soul, my everything; my heart was ripped out when she died. Holidays? Nothing to celebrate anymore.

#Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent #mona #justice4mona

It’s #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
Mona, we miss you every second of the day. We will love you forever. We grieve because we love you so much. It doesn’t get easier, and time doesn’t heal grief.
Photo: Mona Daniella hiking.
#Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent #mona #bluesky #sunday

“Mona Daniella was a brilliant young writer whose kindness shone light on countless lives. Her stories were a window to her kindhearted soul.” From Harvard Law Record’s Fall Orientation 2017 article dedicated in Mona’s memory by her friend Ariella M. M. #Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent

“Mona Daniella was a brilliant young writer whose kindness shone light on countless lives. Her stories were a window to her kindhearted soul.”
From Harvard Law Record’s Fall Orientation 2017 article dedicated in Mona’s memory by her friend Ariella M. M. #Grief #ChildLoss #BereavedParent