Grief
From the website above:
The definition of grief includes: emotions and sensations that accompany the loss of someone or something dear to you. The English word comes from the Old French grève, meaning a heavy burden. This makes sense when you consider that grief often weighs you down with sorrow and other emotions that can have both psychological and physical consequences.
When someone close to you dies, you don’t just lose that person on the physical level, you also face the loss of what might have been. Your pain can involve missing that person’s presence: sleeping in a bed that’s half empty, craving a scent or an embrace. But knowing that your loved one will miss all of the milestones in your life often lasts longer than the pain of the physical absence. This may include the children that were never born, the trips not taken, colleges not attended, weddings not danced at — every life marker can be a reminder and an occasion for renewed grief.
The Shiva Foundation was formed to open the dialogue around issues of grief and loss in such a way that honors loss in the cycle of life.
Coping with the Loss of a Child
Forums: Coping with the Loss of a Child
Cheryline Lawon is an author and mother of a lost child.
The above website has a list of books about death, loss, illness and hope for children and their caregivers.
GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. Includes adult and kid support groups.