If you’ve lost a child, you will probably relate. Here are 10 things I learned from my son’s death. The former is actually being in the arena and experiencing the blood, sweat, and tears associated with the pain.īut while you’re in the arena feeling the pain, learning kicks into high gear. The latter means you are in the bleachers observing the action taking place in the arena. Forget about reading books on death and dying. Unfortunately, you have to actually experience it to fully understand it. However, over time, the death of someone you dearly love and cherish (like a child) teaches you lessons that you can’t learn in any other way. Death of a Child: The Worst LossĮxperts say that losing a child is the worst thing a parent can experience. But over the last many years, I’ve met a number of parents who have lost children and their experiences and words have helped me. It’s difficult and uncomfortable to share personal or private emotions. The first 10 years, I thought about him constantly, but time has a way of healing wounds and now when I think of him, I feel at peace. He was a newborn…four weeks short of being full-term. On March 30, 1985, our fourth son, Jarom died of a neural tube disorder (brain disorder). Having lost a child myself, here are 10 ways I used to cope, heal, and eventually find closure and peace. It’s gut-wrenching and heart-breaking and something many mothers and fathers never completely recover from. Inside: The death of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare and according to experts, the most traumatic experience that can happen to a parent.
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