Help for Grieving Parents
Next meeting(s)
Dec 10, 2006 @ 6:30 pm
Candlelight Memorial
(remember to bring a picture of your child)
@ 7:30 PM
@ 7:30 PM
Resources
Bereaved Marriage
Atlanta Chapter
Compassionate Friends
U.S.A.
To Those I Loved
History of
Compassionate Friends
Welcome to the Abbotsford, BC Chapter of Compassionate Friends
The death of a loved one, like any significant loss, causes stress. When, however, the loved one is our child, grief is particularly severe. Because we have always been responsible for the child’s well-being, our sense of guilt is greatly exaggerated, no matter what the cause of death. In addition our sense of order is disturbed. We expect to bury our parents and, whether we talk about it or not, we know that our spouse is as apt to die before us as after us. Not so with our children. Their loss is considered premature at any age and symbolizes the destruction of our hopes and our futures. No wonder we can’t handle the tragedy as just one more of life’s problems!
If you are a bereaved parent of a child of any age please consider the Abbotsford Chapter of the Compassionate Friends.
Some have lost children very recently, for some the journey has been longer. But they all know and understand the pain of separation from their beloved children.
We meet the first Tuesday of every month.
Please call Sharon Thiessen
Home: (604) 857-0660 or Cell: (604) 308-5318
or email Sharon Thiessen