My Child In Heaven

Every parent of child loss worries that their child will become a fading memory. Please let parents know you remember. Share a story. Share a picture. Say the child’s name. Let parents know you remember.

I felt it. I felt the pain of my heart breaking the moment I heard those words, “I’m sorry. I’m so very sorry.” And I knew life was forever changed.

It was heartbreaking to me to see how quickly life carried on for others after the death of my child. My world came crashing apart, and in my mind I thought that others would feel a big part of this pain, too. But, that's not the case. Shortly after the funeral life went on for them without skipping a beat. That part of this grief will always hurt.

People try to "fix us" -- to "fix our grief" -- because they don't like seeing us in pain. The truth is that this kind of grief - the grief from child loss -- can never be fixed. This is a brokenness that will be with us forever.