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NEW YEAR'S WISHES FOR BEREAVED PARENTS
To the newly bereaved: We wish you patience - patience with
yourselves in the painful weeks, months, even years ahead.
To the bereaved sibling: We wish you and your parents a new
understanding of each other's needs and the beginnings of good
communication.
To those who are single parents: We wish you the inner resources we know you will need to
cope, often alone with your loss.
To those experiencing marital difficulties after the death of your
child: We wish you a special willingness and ability to communicate
with each other.
To those who have suffered the death of more than one child: We wish you the endurance
you will need to fight your way back to a
meaningful life once again.
To those of you who have experienced the death of an only child or of all your children: We
offer you our eternal gratitude for serving as such an inspiration to the rest of us.
To those of you who are plagued with guilt: We wish you the
reassurances that you did the very best you could under the
circumstances, and that your child knew that.
To those of you who are deeply depressed: We wish you the first
steps out of the "Valley of the Shadow".
To all fathers and those of you unable to cry: We wish you healing
tears and the ability to express your grief.
To those of you who are exhausted from grieving: We wish you the
strength to face just one more hour, just one more day.
To all others with special needs that we have not mentioned: We wish you the
understanding you need and the assurance that you are loved.
From a speech by Former TCF President, Joe Rousseau. Taken from the January, 1999,
TCF Houston-West chapter newsletter
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To the newly bereaved: We wish you patience - patience with
yourselves in the painful weeks, months, even years ahead.
To the bereaved sibling: We wish you and your parents a new
understanding of each other's needs and the beginnings of good
communication.
To those who are single parents: We wish you the inner resources we know you will need to
cope, often alone with your loss.
To those experiencing marital difficulties after the death of your
child: We wish you a special willingness and ability to communicate
with each other.
To those who have suffered the death of more than one child: We wish you the endurance
you will need to fight your way back to a
meaningful life once again.
To those of you who have experienced the death of an only child or of all your children: We
offer you our eternal gratitude for serving as such an inspiration to the rest of us.
To those of you who are plagued with guilt: We wish you the
reassurances that you did the very best you could under the
circumstances, and that your child knew that.
To those of you who are deeply depressed: We wish you the first
steps out of the "Valley of the Shadow".
To all fathers and those of you unable to cry: We wish you healing
tears and the ability to express your grief.
To those of you who are exhausted from grieving: We wish you the
strength to face just one more hour, just one more day.
To all others with special needs that we have not mentioned: We wish you the
understanding you need and the assurance that you are loved.
From a speech by Former TCF President, Joe Rousseau. Taken from the January, 1999,
TCF Houston-West chapter newsletter
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