Loss, Survive, Thrive: Bereaved Parents Share Their Stories of Healing and Hope Portugal * Your random thoughts

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Loss, Survive, Thrive: Bereaved Parents Share Their Stories of Healing and Hope Portugal * Your random thoughtsNo one is prepared for the loss of a child. No one. It feels completely unnatural for children to predecease their parents. Although it appears rare, there are over 135,000 under 40 year old deaths each year in the U. S. And, according to one study, 19% of parents outlive their children, often carrying the weight of horrendous grief to their own graves. "Isolated and alone" is how parents often describe the grief process. Well meaning friends and