Loss of Child
“Healing does not mean forgetting, because moving on with life does not mean that we don’t take a part of our lost loved one with us.” ~ Adolfo Quezada
Online Resources
Online Resources
HEAL GRIEF
NEW HOPE
New Hope’s Mission is to help bereaved children & families find hope, healing and a community to connect with.
MISS FOUNDATION
The MISS Foundation is an international 501c3, volunteer based organization providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child.
OPEN TO HOPE FOUNDATION
Provides an online forum to support people who have experienced loss, helping them to cope with their pain, heal their grief, and invest in their future.
THE BEREAVED PARENTS
To offer support, understanding, encouragement and hope to other bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents after the death of their children, brother, sister or grandchildren.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
THE GRIEF TOOLBOX
GRIEF IN COMMON
Support Groups
Support Groups
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
916-457-4096
sacvalleytcf@yahoo.com
Bereavement support for parents who have lost a child. Newsletter, telephone support, monthly meetings.
3rd Friday from 7:00 - 9:30 pm.
South Natomas Community Center, 2921 Truxel Rd, Sacramento, 95822
Small group available.
Beth Oliver 916-284-9540
Lilian Adams 916-726-6844
Pamela Amo 916-955-3180
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, DAVIS
530-759-7865
SHARING PARENTS
916-424-5150
sharingparents@yahoo.com
Support group for those whose babies have died from the time of conception through early infancy.
Newsletter 6x yearly.
2nd Sunday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Mercy Women's Center, 650 Howe, Ave., Ste. 530
Call for directions.
SIDS (SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME)
877-938-7437
SIDS Alliance of Northern California
Support groups and information.
HOSPICE NORTH COAST
Activities
Activities
OKIZU
The mission of Okizu is to provide peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs to meet the needs of all members of families affected by childhood cancer.
NEW HOPE FAMILY CAMP
New Hope Family camps and retreats are designed for all types of families, not just the traditional. It’s for families who have experienced the death of a loved one, and each family member is encouraged to attend. In a safe and supportive environment families explore their loss with other families touched by grief.
Books & Media
Books & Media
A Journey Through Grief, by Alla Renee Bozarth
Courage to Grieve: Creative Living, Recovery and Growth Through Grief, by J. Tatelbaum
Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life, by Ira Byock
Grieving: How to Go on Living When Someone You Loves Dies, by Therese A. Rando
How to Survive the Loss of a Love, by Melba Colgrove, Harold Bloomfield and Peter
McWilliams
I Don't Know What to Say: How to Help and Support Someone Who is Dying, by Robert
Buckman
What Helped Me When My Loved One Died, by Earl A. Grollman
When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner
Why Me? Coping With Grief, Loss and Change, by Pesach Krauss
The Unspeakable Loss - How Do You Live After a Child Dies? By: Nisha Zenoff
Healing a Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies (Healing a Grieving Heart series) by Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving: How to Care For and Support the Grieving Heart (Good Grief Series) (Volume 3) by Gary Roe
Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother by Alexa H Bigwarfe and Regina Petsch
Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child, Revised Edition By: Carol Barkin, Audrey Cohen, Lorenza Colletti, Barbara Eisenberg, Barbara J. Goldstein
Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child (Good Grief Series Book 4) by Gary Roe
Colors of Goodbye: A Memoir of Holding on, Letting Go, and Reclaiming Joy in the Wake of Loss By: September Vaudrey
Movies about loss
Watching a movie together may be helpful in educating children about death and dying, encouraging discussion and helping them identify with other children who have coped with loss. For example, a film like The Lion King may give children hope and help them understand the importance of supportive friends and family.
The following children's movies deal with death and dying:
Charlotte's Web (G)
Bridge to Terabithia (PG)
Finding Nemo (G)
Fly Away Home (PG)
Free Willy (PG)
Heidi (G)
Ponette (Not Rated)
Simon Birch (PG)
The Lion King (G)
The Boy with the Green Hair (Not Rated)
The Cure (PG-13)
The Secret Garden (G)
The Horse Whisperer (PG-13)
Whale Rider (PG-13)