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  • Child Loss,  Symptoms of grief,  Why year two of child loss is often worse

    The Grief of Child Loss Hurts Worse in Year Two!

    July 11, 2017 /

    Nobody can really explain what the pain of losing a child is like.  It’s a pain that only those experiencing can understand.  Undeniably, it’s the worst pain anyone will ever go through! Naively, I thought the pain of losing my son would feel a lot    better in year two.  Was I in for a heart-wrenching surprise!  That second year knocked me to my knees and left me feeling so empty that I didn’t even know if I was truly alive on most days.

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    Clara Hinton
  • Child Loss,  Explaining Child Loss,  Sibling Loss,  Stillbirth,  Teen Loss,  Why year two of child loss is often worse

    Why Is the Grief from Child Loss Often Worse in Year Two?

    November 6, 2015 /

    When my baby boy was born still twenty-five years ago, the grief that I felt was impossible to explain to others.  There were days when I could not move from my bed.  Eventually, the grief seemed to soften a bit, and life felt “okay” for a time. Then year two came along, and I was knocked flat with crippling grief, only this time it was much worse and I couldn’t figure out why I had this much grief hitting me so hard again. Just recently my adult son Mike died very unexpectedly, and my heart was ripped apart.  Shattered.  Empty.  Lost.  Feeling so alone.  And, knowing what is ahead in this…

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    Clara Hinton

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