Parent Column

Forever 13 by Jane Shaw “13”…It’s just a number.  To some it’s bad luck.  But to me it was always a very special number.  It was...

A Mother Left Behind By Kalia Loper After my daughter, Nayyira, lost her life in November 2012 due to an automobile accident, I was crushed....

In Memory of Ava Hecht  By Karen Gang On January 8, 2009, I began a heartbreaking lifelong journey that those reading this column...

In Memory of Jaclyn Scarabino Maybe other parents who have lost a precious child go through this too? There is a certain point before her...

"My sister will die over and over again for the rest of my life. Grief is forever. It doesn't go away; it becomes a part of you, step for step,...

Tom's Mom, Janet Shavel writes:   As all of us grieve the loss of our children, somehow for me - perhaps...

   My older son, Larry Marcus was killed in an auto accident at college on 4-14-83 at the age of 23 yrs. It happened a few months...

 I was introduced to a golden retriever close to my sons first anniversary. He was so comforting. I asked the owner where she got her dog...

Martina Sternberg, PhD, NCC writes about her son Josh…. I wanted to write something in this newsletter to honor my son, Joshua, who died Jan 24,...

Martina Sternberg, PhD, NCC writes about her son Josh…. I wanted to write something in this newsletter to honor my son, Joshua, who died Jan 24,...