by Jorie Weyer | Apr 21, 2022 | 20&20
For Kristen, losing her husband of 15 years was simply “not in the game plan.” Yet she and her two children found themselves dealing with overwhelming grief after her husband, Christopher, passed away from cancer less than six months after he was diagnosed. It left...
by Jorie Weyer | Mar 22, 2022 | 20&20
Big trucks with big wheels playing loud music. It’s a big part of Sophia’s memories of her father, John, who died when she was just six years old. “He was so fun,” Sophia said. “I remember sitting in the big spare tires in the back of his truck and going to the park.”...
by Jorie Weyer | Jan 25, 2022 | 20&20
Samantha was just a small child when her father, Ian, partnered with Sky’s mother, Vanessa. Almost immediately, young Samantha formed a close relationship with Sky, as did Ian’s other daughter, Mamie. While explaining the family tree takes a bit of time, there...
by Jorie Weyer | Jan 9, 2022 | 20&20
Dr. Adrienne Larkin: When Adrienne Larkin’s son Colin died at 15, she longed to talk to other mothers who had lost a child. The Compassionate Friends group gave her that. Adrienne wished her 7-year-old son David could talk to a group of kids who had lost a loved one....
by Jorie Weyer | Jan 3, 2022 | 20&20
Paulina and her son, Jesse, spent a month in Paris this year. It was more than a vacation for the two as they were there in remembrance of a daughter and sister, Tania, who passed away in a car accident on Oct. 15, 2007. “She loved Paris,” said Paulina. “Every year on...
by Jorie Weyer | Dec 14, 2021 | 20&20
For Paul, the Grief Center became ‘the best thing I ever did’ Days after his six-year-old daughter Pearla died in a car accident, Paul enrolled himself and his son Colton in group sessions at the Children’s Grief Center. His grief was still raw when he went to the...
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