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| My heart goes out to all that have come here and are suffering a loss of a loved one. This journey called 'GRIEF' is a hard one..and I hope you will find some comfort it the links and resources I have found. |
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| Try To Understand Last night while I was trying to sleep, My son's voice I did hear I opened my eyes and looked around, But he did not appear. He said:"Mom you've got to listen, You've got to understand God didn't take me from you, mom He only took my hand. When I called out in pain that night, The instant that I died, He reached down and took my hand, And pulled me to His side. He pulled me up and saved me From the misery and pain. My body was hurt so badly inside, I could never be the same. My search is really over now, I've found happiness within, All the answers to my empty dreams And all that might have been. I love you all and miss you so, And I'll always be nearby. My body's gone forever, But my spirit will never die! And so, you must all go on now, Live one day at a time. Just understand- God did not take me from you, He only took my hand. Written by Susan R. George Shipman From her son Timothy Used With Permission Please visit Susans site in Loving Memory of her son Tim. http://www.blue-skies.org/roses.htm Thank you Susan for allowing me to share your touching poem with others who are grieving a loss. |
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| "DEATH LEAVES A HEARTACHE NO ONE CAN HEAL, LOVE LEAVES A MEMORY NO ONE CAN STEAL" |
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| It is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:14 |
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| For A Child Grieving A Loss Teen Age Grief, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides expertise in providing grief support to bereaved teens. The Forgotten Mourners When a family member dies, the whole family is affected. Although no two people grieve alike, sometimes the young people in the household dont know how to grieve at all. Touchstone provides a supportive environment for children, adolescents and their families who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or close family member. Letters To Heaven The purpose behind this site it to provide comfort, and is a place to send a letter to a loved one who has died. My Sibling Is A Survivor is free for kids to join. Lots of good support for childen grieving a loss of a brother of sister. BabySteps is named after the baby steps that form the long and difficult road to recovery from the loss of a child. No parent, relative or friend is immune from the pain that results from the loss of a young loved one. They have a bereavement sharing room for kids. Julies Place Reaching out to grieving children and teenagers. Newsletter Send A Child A Smile The Send A Child A Smile program was developed to bring a smile to the face of a child who may not be feeling too special due to a loss in their lives. If you have a child who is having a hard time in dealing with their grief..this may be a great site to use. Its FREE of charge..and they send a special mail package full of activities, stickers, everything needed to make a craft, and a personalized letter reminding them how special they are. |
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| Grieving The Loss Of A Child Or Loved One The Commpassionate Friends Grief support after the death of a child. The mission is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provider information to help others be supportive. Grief Net is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. They have 37 email support groups and two web sites. They have an integrated approach to on line grief support which provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds. Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) is a nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child. They have a online newsletter which is very good. Kinder-Mourn When a child dies... there is help. And there is hope. "Kinder-Mourn exists to provide a safe haven for families whose lives have been shattered by the death of a child." The Forgotten Mourners- When a family member dies, the whole family is affected. Although no two people grieve alike, sometimes the young people in the household dont know how to grieve at all. Touchstone provides a supportive environment for children, adolescents and their families who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or close family member. Letters To Heaven The purpose behind this site it to provide comfort, and is a place to send a letter to a loved one who has died. Healing Hearts - infomation and support for parents who are suffering as the result of the death of their child. Living Through Loss - substantial essays on how to live through loss rather than be consumed by it. Written by a parent who has buried two children from unrelated disasters and who is raising a cardiac impaired child. My Mom Is A Survivor is a website for grieving mother. Tons of information...although some you need a membership for, which does cost money. My Dad Is A Survivor is a website for grieving fathers. Tons of information...although some you need a membership for, which does cost money. My Grandparents Are Survivors is a website for grieving grandparents. Tons of information...although some you need a membership for, which does cost money. My Parents Are Survivors is a website for grieving parents. Tons of information...although some you need a membership for, which does cost money. Alive Alone is an organization for the education and charitable purposes to benefit bereaved parents, whose only child or all children are deceased, by providing a self-help network and publications to promote communication and healing, to assist in resolving their grief, and a means to reinvest their lives for a positive future. BabySteps is named after the baby steps that form the long and difficult road to recovery from the loss of a child. No parent, relative or friend is immune from the pain that results from the loss of a young loved one. They have a bereavement sharing room, and a Do's and Donts section for those who know someone who has lost a loved one. The National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC)®is the only national helping organization which is specifically for the survivors of homicide victims and which follows up with supportive family services after the murder of a family member or friend. Lamenting Sons Fathers and Grief- Some thoughts and resources for parents grieving children lost to illness, accidents, homicide, suicide, and other tragedies. Tom Goldens Crisis Grief and Healing A Place To Honor Grief -This page is a place that men or women can honor the person in their life who died by writing about a part of their own grief and healing. Tear Soup Book A recipe for healing after loss... Grief Loss Recovery This site offers a repository of poetry, articles and memoirs dealing with grief, loss and recovery, a grief support discussion forum and online memorials. Angels with wings of gold Online support group |
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| Other Memorials The Garden Memorial The garden is another place raising awareness to childhood disease. Add a flower in memory of your child. Balloon Memorial for children Have a Balloon added for your child. |
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| Message Boards Yahoo Club Bereaved Parents |
| Support Groups Day by Day This is a support group for families that have lost a child to cancer/leukemia. There is a link at the bottom of the Gold Ribbon site to email Gigi for info. TCF Alanta Sharing Group...This is a wonderful email that comes almost daily..and is for anyone who has lost a child. Lots of good poems, stories, and tons of sharing from those who have lost a child. Anyone can join...you dont have to live in the Alanta area. |
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| Newsletters Heavenly Lights Weekly Newsletter This is a free weekly newsletter that has grief/inspirations poetry, stories to touch the heart, hard days for families, quotes, sharing section, good sites and pages to visit. This is by email. Sign up on the Heavenly Lights index page. Broken Hearts Living Hope*** This site has a wonderful newsletter for bereaved parents that is mailed out to your home. It is actually quite thick..and has alot of content from poems to stories, and is free. They are wonderful. There is a box to subscribe to the Broken Hearts newsletter from the site. |
| Inspirational Sites Mr Mom's Website Inspirational stories and poetry Peggie's Place Huge Christian website |
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| Grief Poetry Heavenly Lights Poetry pages Inspirational stories and poetry. Also includes the holiday poetry pages for a cure including Twas The Night Before Christmas rewritten for childhod disease, Valentines...To Heaven, Somewhere Over The Rainbow for ST Patricks Day, Petter Cottontail for a Cure, God Bless The Grieving Mother...A Mothers Day Tribute, A Grieving Fathers Prayer...On Fathers Day, and Over The River And Through The Woods...A Grandparents Day Tribute |