My main purpose in writing the book is to give bereaved
parents and siblings hope. As a former school principal, I
have encountered many bereaved teenagers. I have
experienced a child die in the school, and another die on the
day before the school opened for the new scholastic year.
When I was doing my thesis a group of children in Transition
Year produced a number of creative pieces showing how they
had grieved. I was amazed and moved by these creations. I
really would have liked to let them know that I understood
what was happening for them. Understanding by others is so
important in the healing process. I hope this book will show
others that my children suffered as much as Mary and I did,
and that this will validate the feelings, thoughts and
behaviours of other bereaved children.
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