Making Meaning/Legacy
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A mom on grief in bereavement: “I hope to be myself again.”
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A mom on grief in bereavement: “I hope to be myself again.”
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“I really believe my son has an eternal soul.”
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Continuing to talk about your child after their death
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Keenan changed lives: including the barber’s.
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Rituals and anniversaries – How we remember Jack.
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“She was the closest I’ll ever get to knowing what God is like on this earth because of the way she was.”
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Something broke inside of me when he died.
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“It’s a deep wisdom you come away with at the cost of extreme suffering.”
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“You do learn these incredibly profound lessons and I think that we have a responsibility to share that.”
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When our child is about to pass away, we know we are about to plunge over that cliff
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Twin brothers and fathers, Tay-Sachs, bereavement, and their children’s legacy
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"Now I can have the long view towards finding a treatment or cure."
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The continuing relationship with her providers, even after her death, has been important in my healing.
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People say things happen for a reason but I haven’t found the reason yet.
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People want to make meaning of what happened.
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So much good in the little bit we had. We did the best we could.
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I knew I wanted to donate his tumor to research.
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I am entirely who I am today because of Ben.
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He never gave up, so we learned from him.
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William’s Legacy
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It’s like planting seeds in the garden, her life keeps growing.
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Chaplain: Spirituality is how we make meaning.
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After people see how we handled death, they see death differently.
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Parents ask, Did my child leave a legacy?
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Keeping good memories and remembering her in positive ways.
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Kristie inspired people to look at life differently.
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What I’ve learned from this …
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Each small step moves you forward into finding that meaning for you.
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At Easter we go to the hospital with baskets and ducks.
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Try to hold on to the good things that happened.
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