https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/tcf-worldwide-candle-lighting/
As the major holidays approached in late autumn of 1995, I was filled with anxiety and deep sadness. In May of that year, my 15-year-old vivacious and beautiful daughter Nina was senselessly and tragically killed by an alcohol-impaired driver. With…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/the-language-of-sisters/
I don’t expect it’s this way with all siblings, but Wendy and I could talk to each other about almost anything. We didn’t always agree; in fact, it was often the opposite, but we could communicate in that way I…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/protesting-how-are-you-greetings/
The person checking you out at the grocery store, the neighbors you barely know when they pass you on the street, the person handing out the bulletins when you enter church – all say casually, “How are you?” or “How are you…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/dear-mom-dad-a-note-from-your-surviving-child/
Dear Mom & Dad, There may be moments when you wonder about me. How I am doing since our precious family member was stolen from us. A few things I wish you would know: I am hurting so much, but afraid to…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/event/walk-to-remember-fitchburg-ma/
The Walk to Remember is the main fundraiser for the local North Central Massachusetts Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. With your help we can effectively reach bereaved grandparents, parents and siblings and provide them with the support that we offer…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/gone-three-year-but-shell-never-be-forgotten/
I had gone to bed early. It could be any day now and a grandma needs her rest. My daughter’s words pierced my dream, “Mom, it’s Nathan, it’s time.” This is where I was supposed to grab a few clothes…
Hello fellow bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. I am writing this article in anticipation of my attendance at the 42ndNational Conference of The Compassionate Friends (TCF). If you are at the conference or online, I hope you will feel the…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/i-almost-went-home/
When my Katie Kates went to Heaven on May 18, 2005, she was 19 1⁄2 yrs. old, and the world as I knew it was destroyed. I did not know anyone who had lost their child. I felt like I…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/hope-the-compassionate-friends/
Olivia was born still – an umbilical cord too tightly wound. Lucas was two days old when he died from complications. Greta was only two years old when she was killed by falling debris. Max was seven when he died…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/returning-to-my-core/
I often think that if my deceased younger sister heard people say that her suicide defines my career path and who I am, she’d burst out laughing. After all, I was the sister who put the tape down on the…
