child death

When Children Die First: A Meditation on the Unthinkable

by David Valdes Greenwood, Posted Jul 27th 2011 12:00PM

My first reaction to the big news stories last weekend, first the shootings in Norway and then the death of Amy Winehouse, was to feel more sympathy for the slain Utoya kids. They were completely blameless. They had no hand in their own destruction; ...If the universe granted me a single wish, it would be that when I die old, my daughter will yet live.

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When Children Die: Book Offers Guide Through Parents' Emotional Hell

by Tom Henderson, Posted Feb 17th 2011 3:00PM

Parents have no choice but to go on after losing a child. Credit: Amazon.com

When a child dies, many parents, no doubt, want to die, too.

That's not an option, of course -- especially when there are surviving children who still need ...Grieving parents do not so much "recover" as "regenerate," says the author.

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