Danielle and Jake already had one son, Alex, when Bennett was born prematurely and died soon after birth. They come from very different backgrounds – Danielle from a Mediterranean migrant family and...

Nathan and Naomi had three miscarriages before the stillbirth of Ethan, who was diagnosed with severe abnormalities. Working in the area of disability, Naomi knew Ethan had no chance of any quality of...

Like the author of this book I searched long and hard for resources to help grieving men and found them difficult to find. This book had me hooked early with phrases like “this book ain’t no Oprah...

Sometimes I wish there was a place where grieving parents could move to, to be together. Not to share in our misery, but to be around people that understand what we are going through. I am so tired of...

Here we are, another event that is about to occur that triggers emotions in men that have lost a child (or have lost a dad for that matter), Father’s Day. Since I have lost two children during diffe...

I have been told that in the face of adversity you must be positive. Since the death of my son Christian I am positive about many things. I am positive that losing my son is the hardest thing I ha...

If you ask my Dad how he feels? He’ll probably be as quiet as the midnight air Because of this horrible pain he tries to bare And If you ask him and he just quietly sighs Look harder, you’...

Hello there Mr. Hallmark man I wrote to you in May To ask that words of love be shared With my mom on Mother’s Day. Just as there is no card for Mom To let her know I care There is no ca...

What is traditionally a day of celebration (socks and jocks as presents) takes on a whole different meaning for grieving dads. It is truly a day of conflicting emotions. On one hand there is the joy o...

My name is Paul. My wife, Mari, and I are parents of Harrison, Mia, Lachlan and Poppy. Harrison is 6, Mia is eternally 5 days old, Lachlan forever 4 days old and Poppy is 18 months old. Mia & ...

Pete and Georgie’s son, Sam, died on the 22nd June 2012 at 21 months On the night of June 22nd 2012, I went to check on Sam before I went to bed as I always did. I was surprised to see him on his t...

Leesa’s daughter Memphis died suddenly and unexpectedly at 15 months Thank you for letting me talk about my experience. I hope that what I write will help another parent to deal with the loss of a...