Stories of Grief

There is Marilyn Evans who experienced the pain of parental bereavement when she lost her son to cancer in his teens. There is not a single mother who ever wants to experience the death of a beloved child. Marilyn shows us incredible grace during such a emotionally difficult time.

You could call Mary’s bereavement story one of complicated grief as she loses her spouse first to mental illness then to death.

Richard* is a young man just getting his career under way, when his dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer. His is a raw and honest account of his experience with a look at the different stages we encounter. (Name has been changed)

Experience the power of a mother’s love to her son Keith J. Leenhouts. He writes of this occurrence in his book “A Father…A Son…and a Three-Mile Run” .

There are so many accounts of bereavement. It is my desire that by sharing these stories you will experience some measure of comfort. I hope to add more as I am able. Thank you for your patience!

Listed in the right column is a book by C.S. Lewis which is a sort of diary of his daily grief after losing his wife.

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