Grieving
Tay-Sachs, Sandhoff, GM1, Canavan and related diseases
Grieving starts the day you receive the diagnosis. You grieve the loss of all your hopes and dreams for your child. As the disease progresses you grieve the loss of each milestone and cherish each and every smile, giggle and coo, never knowing which will be the last. But none of that prepares you for the day your child passes away.
Nothing will make the loss of your child OK. Understanding grief may make it less difficult. With time (lots and lots of time), you'll find that you have the strength to carry this profound loss and enjoy happy times again.
Supportive Newsletters (Bereaved)
Access 12 months of supportive newsletters to help you move through the first year after the death of a loved one.
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NTSAD Lending Library
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A list of books available for loan from NTSAD on coping with grief for parents, grandparents, and siblings
Understanding Grief and Bereavement
A Bereaved Parent's Wish List
Complied by Diane Collins - The Compassionate Friends, Bay Area Chapter, Houston
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What Do We Need During Grief?
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By Judith Herr, MSW, Hilltop Hospice, Grand Junction, CO.
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Reflection on Grief: Journeys of Love, Loss and Remembering
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Lifeline article by Elissa Al-Chokhachy, RN, BSN
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Grieving No Wrong Way to Do It!
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Boston Globe Article
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A Pair of Shoes
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Healing
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Elements of Healing
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By Rev. Kenneth Czillinger
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Helping Yourself Heal When Your Child Dies
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By Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
Remembering
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Remembering Wiz
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Lifeline article by Marla Fine
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An Empty Place at the Table - Making the Holiday"Right" for You
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Lifeline article by Kay Bergen, Bereavement Coordinator, Houston Hospice
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Ways to Remember, After Your Child is Gone
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Lifeline article by Alison Lord
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Honoring Emily's Birthday
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Lifeline article by Karla Jones
Dad's Perspective
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Emily's Legacy
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Lifeline article by Ron Wells
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Baseball and Tay-Sachs
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Lifeline article by Tim Lord
Sibling's Perspective
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Surviving Siblings
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Lifeline article by Akari Yamada
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Coping Mechanisms for Grieving Siblings
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Lifeline article
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My Cousin Nickolas
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Lifeline articles by Ashley Louis Wittrock, Jeremy Wittrock and Brad Nickum
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My Grief Rights: 10 Healing Rights of Grieving Children
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By Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
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Signals for Attention from a Grieving Child
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By William Worden, PhD
Sesame Street DVD
Sesame Street produced a thoughtful DVD about children dealing with grief. It focuses on children who have lost a parent but is still useful for siblings who have lost a sibling. Please contact our director of family services Kim at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 800.906.8723 for a free copy.
How I Feel: A Coloring Book for Grieving Children
For kids ages 3-8 to explore the many feelings grieving children often experience. Please contact our director of family services Kim at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 800.906.8723 for a free copy.
Online Bereavement Resources
SibShops
www.siblingsupport.org/sibshops
SibShops are an opportunity for brothers and sisters of children with special health and developmental needs to obtain peer support and education within a recreational context. SibShops often runs the Sibling Workshop at the Annual Family Conference.
The Sibling Connection
www.counselingstlouis.net
This is an excellent site offering a greater understanding of the personal grief process and that of many others.
Kids Aid: 2 Kids, 4 Kids, By Kids: understanding, coping and moving on
www.kidsaid.com
KIDSAID is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses. It's a place to share and deal with feelings, to show artwork and stories, to talk about pets, to meet with one's peers. There will even be some games and contests.
Counseling for Loss & Life Changes
www.counselingforloss.com
This is a complete and user friendly site.
National Center for Grieving Children
www.dougy.org
This is a general grief site full of information and links, plus online support groups.
A Heartbreaking Choice
www.aheartbreakingchoice.com
This website supports women who have ended a pregnancy due to poor prenatal diagnosis.