Every Step of the Way: How Four Mothers Coped With Child Loss

We came together as complete strangers, bonded by our compassion and caring for one another. We are the parents of children who have died before us. Our mission is to share our experiences during our grieving through our personal journeys. We know, firsthand, through the pain and separation of losing a child, that survival is possible, even through the darkest days of bereavement. Collectively, we have found that through love, helping ourselves, reaching out to others, and living a full life through acceptance, faith, and forgiveness, we have been able to move forward. We hope you, or someone you know who has lost a child, will come to a greater understanding knowing you are not alone in your grief or coping with your loss. Our hope is that we can give you the strength, the inspiration, the optimism, and the courage to know there are many different ways to cope—and finding one’s way along the path takes time.