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How Our Son’s Death Affected Our Daughter

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 3, 2021 | Grief, Parenting Small Children

Tomorrow will be the 25th anniversary of my son Christopher’s death. Every year I like to write something about grief and honor him in some way, even if just to mention him or remember. I honestly am okay, I just get sad around this time of year. My oldest...

On Grief: He Gives and Takes Away

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 1, 2017 | Grief

In my life, grief and gifts have often come hand in hand. On Monday it will be 21 years since my son Christopher passed away, and this time of year I always like to think about him and honour him a bit on this blog. But when I remember him, it’s not just with...

7 Ways to Comfort a Friend Through Grief

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 7, 2017 | Grief

How can you help a friend through grief? Yesterday we celebrated what would have been my son’s 21st birthday. He never made it to see his first. It’s almost ironic, but Christopher is the reason that I started writing and speaking. Way back in the late...

Why I’m Okay 20 Years After My Son Died

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 8, 2016 | Grief

Saturday was a tough anniversary for me. My son Christopher would have turned 20. He was a month old when he died. I posted about it on my Facebook Page and I was just blown away by all your kind messages and responses and even the personal emails. Truly blown away....

When Baby Isn’t Perfect

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 4, 2014 | Faith, Grief, Marriage, Tough Marriage Situations

Today is the eighteenth anniversary of my son Christopher’s death, and I’ll be heading out to the graveyard later, likely by myself. I like it better there alone. But I thought this post may be appropriate for the day–about what to do when you get a...

17 Years Ago I Said Good-Bye to My Son

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 3, 2013 | Grief

On September 3, 17 years ago, I said good-bye to my son. He passed away in the wee hours of the morning on September 4. So I’m thinking of my baby boy today! My husband and I were talking recently about how his death impacted us. It’s a very hard road back...