Support Network

Support Network
Being able to speak to other bereaved parents after our sons died has proven to be one of the most important elements of learning to deal with our grief. Only other parents who have gone through it really understand what it means to lose a child. In the United States many organizations exist that organize ...

Making a difference

Making a difference
From talking to other parents we know that many bereaved parents fear that their child might be forgotten and how important it is to acknowledge the child. Sometimes it might even feel as if the child has not existed if the parents experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or very early loss. The normality of day-to-day life ...

Do we need a foundation?

When the idea came up to do something good, my first reaction was to start a foundation in the name of our sons. I think I was predominantly thinking of doing something for them to keep their memory alive. However, then I started to think about all the implications and what a foundation is really ...

Something needs to happen

I had this feeling after our first son Marlon died. And now I have this feeling again after our second son Tobias was stillborn. Something needs to happen and it feels as if I have to do something. It is hard to describe this urge to be active without knowing what exactly one is supposed ...