I Have Learned So Very Much From Other Bereaved Parents!

There’s a kind of relational magic that happens when people who have experienced the same or similar struggle get together.  

In an instant, their hearts are bound in mutual understanding as they look one to another and say, “Me too. I thought I was the only one.”

It was well into the second year after Dominic ran ahead to heaven that I found an online bereaved parent support group.  After bearing this burden alone for so many months, it took awhile before I could open my heart to strangers and share more than the outline of my story.

But, oh, when I did! What relief!  What beautiful support and affirmation that every. single. thing. that was happening to me and that I was feeling was normal!

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Author: Melanie

I am a shepherd, wife and mother of four amazing children, three that walk the earth with me and one who lives with Jesus. This is a record of my grief journey and a look into the life I didn't choose. If you are interested in joining a community of bereaved parents leaning on the promises of God in Christ, please like the public Facebook page, "Heartache and Hope: Life After Losing a Child" and join the conversation.

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    1. Facebook is a great place to start. I know there are probably other social media groups but I’m just not familiar with them.

      I host a closed FB group called “Heartache and Hope” you can find if you search FB. You’ll have to answer screening questions. There are lots of folks who keep their FB page just for the groups even if they have drifted from FB for most of their social media connections.

      TCF (The Compassionate Friends) also have a ton of general and special loss category groups.

      While We’re Waiting is another Christian ministry that hosts a closed FB group.

      If you search you will find all these (and more, for which I cannot vouch!). Praying you find connection soon. ❤

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