A Photographer Helps Families Heal

The loss of a child is tragic, but one company is helping moms and dads remember their precious little one with beautiful photos. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports.

This VideoJug expert video explores the following questions:

1. What are common emotions after losing a child?
2. How can I heal my marriage after losing a child?
3. How do I talk to my spouse about the death of our child?
4. How do I explain the death of our child to our other children?
5. How do we get through the holidays without our child?
6. Are there ways to memorialize our child at home?
7. Will I ever get over the death of my child?
8. What support is available to parents who have lost a child?

David Kessler is Director of Palliative Care, Citrus Valley Health Partners and Hospice.

David Kessler is an accomplished journalist, international lecturer and author who has dedicated his life to helping people understand the complex emotions attached to death, dying, grief and loss. His work has been discussed in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Business Week and Life Magazine and has been featured on CNN, NBC, MSNBC, PBS. He has written for the “Boston Globe,” “ LA Times” and “The San Francisco Chronicle.”

Bereavement: Losing A Child

Grief is a process with no time limit or prescription that people must go through after the death of a loved one. Discover how to deal with grief after death with tips from a hospice community development director in this free video on dealing with death.

After someone has lost a loved one, it helps to provide comfort to them and avoid trying to make the grief go away. Help friends through the grieving process with tips from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video on individual therapy.

 
Patti German, M.Ed., LMFT is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience includes a Master’s of Education at Temple University in educational psychology, a certification in marriage and family therapy (MFT), and work with the Penn Council for Relationships. In 1999, she worked in psychodynamic couple’s therapy at the Training Institute for Mental Health in New York, and in 2000 received a license in marriage and family therapy.

This video interview answers the following questions:

1. What is ‘grief’ or ‘bereavement’?
2. What is the difference between ‘grief’ and ‘mourning’?
3. Does everyone grieve in the same way?
4. Why is grieving so painful?
5. Is it normal to feel like I am losing my mind while grieving?
6. How long will it take to stop grieving and feel normal?
7. Should I call on the support of others or handle my grief alone?
8. Is it better to take time off or work through my grief?
9. Is there a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way of coping with grief?
10. What do ‘intensity’ and ‘duration’ have to do with grief?
11. How do I know if I need professional help for grieving?
12. Where can I get professional help for grieving?
13. What is ‘bereavement counseling’?
14. How do I know if bereavement counseling is right for me?
15. Can I see an individual counselor for bereavement?
16. What is the difference between ‘private’ and ‘group’ bereavement counseling?
17. Where can I find group bereavement counseling?

The interview is with David Kessler, Director of Palliative Care, Citrus Valley Health Partners and Hospice.

David Kessler is an accomplished journalist, international lecturer and author who has dedicated his life to helping people understand the complex emotions attached to death, dying, grief and loss. His work has been discussed in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Business Week and Life Magazine and has been featured on CNN, NBC, MSNBC, PBS. He has written for the “Boston Globe,” “ LA Times” and “The San Francisco Chronicle.”

Bereavement: A Guide To Grief

John Quinn sleeping.

No parent should ever have to lose a child. My heart goes out to all those who have lost someone they love and care about. My son, Steve, died at his mothers house on August 24, 2001 in Cleveland, Missouri between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. The grief that I feel has been almost unbearable at times. Even now seven years later. Help is available for suicide prevention and emotional crisis by phone toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week PLEASE CALL… 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

Memorial Video for Curtis Jackson Stauffacher

This is a video made by the organization “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” for my friends baby that only lived for 3 hours. She only found out two days before his birth the he was not going to live.

This is a memorial video for all the babies and children lost in pregnancy, stillborn, SIDs, in Childhood and to illness and accidents…..

The Roberts family memorializes their son.