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Grief in the News

What the media said before the 2007 Worldwide Candle Lighting®

What the media said after the 2007 Worldwide Candle Lighting®

Read what publications said about recent Compassionate Employer Recognition recipients

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA, 5.8.08 "A place for grief"

Democrat and Chronicle, NY, 5.8.08 "With Compassionate Friends, grief is more bearable"

Journal-Advocate, CO, 4.19.08 "Sharing one heart"

Nashua Telegraph, NH, 4.28.08 "Three mothers find strength in one another"

Daily Home, AL, 4.25.08 "Compassionate Friends chapter being organized"

The Oklahoman, OK, 4.6.08 "Sunday Conversation ... on grief"

The Oklahoman, 3.23.08 "How family mourns loss of their child"

Orlando Sentinel, FL, 3.20.08 "Mom keeps memories of soldier close to heart"

Winston-Salem Journal, NC, 2.18.08 "A Sense of Purpose: Grieving mother had a lot more love to give"

The Carrboro Citizen, NC, 3.13.08 "Grieving parents find comfort in Compassionate Friends"

Petoskey News-Review, MI, 3.7.08 "Teen suicide: A mother's story, resources, intervention and prevention"

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS, 2.29.08 "There's no short cut for navigating grief"

The Bakersfield Californiana, CA, 2.24.08 "Group helps the grieving"

KWWL.com, IA, 2.27.08 "Compassionate Support"

Gazette.net, MD "Bereaved parents find hope, support"

The Bakersfield Californian, CA, 2.22.08 " 'A ribbon through your life that's gone': Coping with the loss of a child"

SitNews, AK, 2.18.08 "New Bereavement Group Remembers Children Who Died"

uexpress.com, 2.13.08 "Dear Abby Recommends TCF (2nd Letter)"

Ventura County Star, CA, 2.10.08 "A tribute to lost souls"

Perry County Online, IN, 2.4.08 "'Compassionate Friends' ease loss of loved ones"

USATODAY.com "Father of organ donor unearths stories of new life"

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, 1.27.08 "College unknowns stir parents' fears"

divorce360.com "Divorce and Death of a Child"

Columbia Missourian, MO, 1.18.08 "In memory of teenagers lost to car accidents"

Bradford County Telegraph, FL 12.27.07 "Compassionate Friends hold candle ceremony"

HealthNewsDigest.com, 12.20.07 "Dealing With Loss During the Holidays"

uexpress.com "Dear Abby--Worldwide Candle Lighting Dec. 10 (second letter)"

Ventura County Star, CA, 11.28.07 "Organization helps parents cope with the death of their children"

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA, 11.13.07 "Parents find comfort helping others”

Rome News-Tribune, GA, 11.11.07 "Smiles, tears mark dedication of wall"

Delaware Dept. Transportation, DE, 10.15.07 "Delaware Highway Memorial Garden at Smyrna Rest Area Officially Opens"

Opelika-Auburn News, AL,10.21.07 "Parents of lost children find solace in each other"

KSBY.com, CA, 10.16.07 "California parents of stillborn children now to receive Certificate of Still Birth"

Argus Press Spectator, IL, 10.2.07 "Grieving families remember loved ones with memory gardens"

La Crosse Tribune, WI, 9.11.07 "Daughter’s death spurs Holmen woman to push against drunken driving"

NPR, 8.22.07 "Grief Camp Helps Children Cope with War Losses"

phillyBurbs.com, PA, 8.26.07 "A year later, questions left"

Appeal-Democrat, CA, 7.24.07 "We need not walk alone’ Families make show of solidarity"

The Independent, OH, 7.16.07 "Grieving parents find shoulders to lean on"

Tracy Press, CA, 7.14.07 "Military Moms' bond"

Recordnet.com, 7.8.07 "Spotlight fades on families of fallen soldiers, but pain remains"

Suburban Journals, MO, 6.7.07 "Compassionate Friends: Helping members let go"

ReligionAndSpirituality.com, 6.18.07 "Dichotomies of Grieving"

NewsOK.com, OK, 6.10.07 "Compassionate Friends offer support after loss"

recorddonline.com, NY, 6.8.07 "Deadly days for teen drivers"

Daily News, FL, 5.19.07 "Mothers form group to help parents cope with loss of kids"

The Tyler Paper.com, TX,5.20.07 "Butterfly Release Celebrates Lives, Mourns Losses Of Children"

Rocky Mountain News, CO, 5.18.07 "Parents' grief can last a lifetime"

The Tribune-Democrat, PA, 5.7.07 "Woman keeps positive outlook in difficult times"

East Valley Tribune, AZ, 5.3.07 "Parents transform pain of losing children into positive efforts"

The Norman Transcript, OK, 4.30.07 "The Compassionate Friends Conference to be held in Oklahoma City"

eMediaWire, 4.20.07 "Bereavement Organization Advises Victims' Families Need Support After Virginia Tech Tragedy"

Denver Post, CO, 4.8.07 "Ask wife's sister in a letter to reconsider use of family name"

AAP News "Showing you care: When a child dies, the pediatrician should reach out to parents"

The Daily Times, TX, 3.7.07 "Family copes with loss of a child"

WLTX.com, SC, 03.15.07 "Camden Woman Turns Loss into Midlands Gain"

KHNL8, HI, 3.01.07 "A Grieving Father Reaches Out"

The News-Review, OR, 2.26.07 "Words to ease the pain"

Santa Maria Times, CA, 2.20.07 "Bereaved families start local group""

NPR "A Way to Honor Life"

PE.com, CA, 01.24.07 "Bear memories"

The Seattle Times, WA, 01.22.07 "Grieving relatives find comfort, camaraderie at Cemetery Club"

The Bismarck Tribune, ND, 01.14.07 "Butterfly man"

Washington Times-Herald, IN, 01.06.07 "Hope for Healing"

The Bolton Common, MA, 12.14.06 "Remembering the life of Peter Daniel Cole"

NPR.org, 12.25.06 "Overhauling Life to Overcome Holiday Stress"

Pantagraph.com, IL, 12.26.06 "Joy & Grief - Parents share heartbreak over loss of a child"

Naples Daily News, FL, 12.21.06 "In times of loss"

creators.com, 12.3.06 "Annie's Mailbox: Light candle to remember children who have died"

Star Beacon, OH. 10.18.06 "Compassionate Friends offer hope for bereaved"

NurseWeek. 9.25.06 "Photos to Last a Lifetime"

PE.com, CA, 9.11.06 "Mother misses daughter who died in attack on Pentagon"

The Chippewa Falls Online Community, WI, 9.1.06 "New group to help families cope with child loss"

Trentonian.com, PA, 9.8.06 "Golf was a necessary distraction for grieving Milne"

cantonrep.com, OH, 9.1.06 "Group offers compassion after children die"

Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA, 7.21.06 "'Griefbusters' offers teens help with grieving process"

Naples Daily News, FL, 8.5.06 "Jeffrey Zaslow: 'Visits' from late loved ones provide solace"

The Wall Street Journal, 8.3.06 "For Many Bereaved Families, 'Visits' From Late Loved Ones Provide Solace"

Muscatine Journal, IA, 7.4.06 "Dealing with loss, sharing memories"

Petoskey News-Review, MI, 6.26.06 "Working through grief: Employer/employee relationships forever changed"

Hendersonville News, NC, 6.18.06 "Fathers at heart: Couple who lost their son has started a chapter of Compassionate Friends"

NorthJersey.com, NJ, 6.12.06 "Picture this: The Children's Memorial"

The Daily World, WA, 5.13.06 "Hoquiam mom has outlived all her kids"

The Press Enterprise, CA, 4.23.06 "Friendship when it's needed"

Union Leader, NH, 4.23.06 "Crash changed their lives forever"

Purdue University News service, IN, 4.4.06 "Study: Grief has impact on college students' academic performance"

Oregon Public Broadcasting, OR, 4.4.06 "Parents Of Fallen Soldiers Look To Each Other For Support"

Nevada Appeal, NV, 2.26.06 "Grieving families can find comfort in others' journeys"

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, 2.21.06 "All she wanted was to be a mother"

The Record-Courier, NV, 2.19.06 "Dad rides race in daughter's memory"

Sioux City Journal, IA, "Group helps Siouxlanders deal with loss of loved ones"

Union Leader,NH, 12.26.05 "Grieving parents find little to celebrate except precious memories"

St. Petersburg Times, FL, 12.20.05 "In her words, strength; in her heart, a sense of hope"

New York Times, NY, 12.11.05 "In the Rear Window, Tributes to the Dead"

The Daily News, TX, 12.11.05, " Group honors children who have died"

Daily Sentinel, IA, 12.7.05 "Klaver finds strength after overcoming the loss of a child"

The Daily News, WA, 12.6.05 "Little comfort or joy"

Herald Tribune, FL, 12.4.05 "Annie's Mailbox: Light candle to remember kids who died"

Billings Gazette, MT, 12.3.05 "Columbus group aids grieving families"

The Examiner, MO, 12.2.05 "Siblings remembered"

Ledger Dispatch, CA, 11.30.05 "New group helps families cope with the loss of a child"

North Seattle Herald-Outlook, WA, 8.17.05 "Compassionate Friends group commemorates lost children"

Mankato Free Press, MN, 9.5.05 "Compassionate Friends marks anniversary"

suburbanchicagonews.com, IL, 9.3.05 "Dear Abby - Sister's tribute to lost baby no comfort"

The Wall Street Journal, 9.1.05, "Roadside Memorials Bring Grief Closer To Home -- Some Say a Little Too Close"

The Des Moines Register (sidebar), IA, 8.14.05 "Link to grieving parents a comfort"

Rutland Herald, VT, 7.28.05 "Soldier's mom still recovering while world has moved on"

Billings Gazette, MT, 7.3.05 "Compassionate friend: Woman puts pain to use as volunteer"

Fredericksburg.com, VA, 6.26.05 "When a child dies, search for solace sometimes leads to support group"

The Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, 3.23.05 "Death of a Child Linked to Emotional Breakdown"

The Seattle Times, WA, 3.16.05 "Images become treasures to grieving parents"

The New York Times, NY, 2.6.05 "Losing a Friend, and Working Through It"

Washington Post, DC, 12.30.04 "In the Loss of Young Lives Far Too Soon, The World Is Gripped
by a Special Grief"

Lafayette Journal and Courier, IN, 12.15.04 "Having a blue Christmas?"

Pekin Daily Times, IL, 12.16.04 "Group offers comfort to area parents who have lost a child"

The Uvalde Leader-News, TX, 12.16.04 "More than 200 light candles for children who have died"

The Advocate Messenger, KY, 12.13.04 "Organizer of Compassionate Friends gets surprise honor"

The Daily News, WI, 12.10.04 "Bereaved parents honor children"

Dear Beth: Boston Globe, MA, 12.7.04 "Dear Beth"

The Holland Sentinel, MI, 12.5.04 "Annie's Mailbox: Light a candle to remember loved ones "

Concord Monitor Online, NH, 11.26.04 "For grieving families, joy hard to find"

The Daily News, TX, 11.18.04 "Man’s cakes in demand, benefit many"

WJACTV.com, PA, 11.11.04 "Website To Help Grieving"

CNN.com, 11.8.04 "Relatives mix loved one's ashes with artificial reef"

The Troy Messenger, AL, 10.13.04 "Compassionate Friends will 'walk' with others"

The Daily News, TX, 10.11.04 "Compassionate Friends meet out of necessity"

Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier Online, IA, 10.3.04 "Support group offers grieving parents a place to heal"

The News Star, LA, 8.31.04 "Compassion in crisis"

Nursing Spectrum-Career Fitness Online, 8.1.04 "When a Child Dies"

Nursing Spectrum-Career Fitness Online, 6.28.04 "When There Are No Words"

The San Diego Union-Tribune, CA, 8.3.04 "Going public with grief"

Northwest Indiana Times, IN, 7.19.04 "Scholarship born out of grief"

Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc., AZ, 6.29.04 "Crash memories"

Deseret News, UT, 6.21.04 "Grieving family speaks out"

Lawrence Journal-World, KS, 6.10.04 "Loss links members of newly formed group"

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI, 5.15.04 "What to say when words fail"

Current Health 2 , January 2004 "Suicide: what causes someone to commit suicide and what can you do about it?"

The Newton Kansan, KS, 5.13.04 "A job with benefits"

The Troy Messenger, AL, 4.10.04 "Dealing with tragedy hard"

Reno Gazette Journal, NV, 4.11.04 "Group lends an ear to those who have lost a child"

Tahoe Daily Tribune, NV, 3.22.04 "Small crowd divided on roadside memorials"

newszap.com, AZ, 3.12.04 "Tributes serve as shrine, and, warning to drivers"

Reno Gazette-Journal, NV, 3.19.04 "Residents split over roadside memorials"

Sierra Vista Herald, AZ, 3.5.04 "When you need a Compassionate Friend most"

The Arizona Republic, AZ, 12.2.02 "New road map needed after death of child"

The Times, LA. 12.22.03 "The Compassionate Friends can help parents deal with loss of a child"

The Cape Cod Times, MA, 7.28.03 "A Club No One Wants to Join Offers Love"

St. Petersburg Times, FL, 9.7.03 " A grief unbroken"

Reno Gazette-Journal, NV, 7.31.03 "Compassionate Friends help parents deal with loss"

Northwest Indiana Times, IN, 7.7.03 "Family, Friends of Jacob Hamm 'Walk to Remember'"

2theadvocate.com, LA, 11.20.02 "Grieving the Stillborn Child"

Alaska Frontiersman, Alaska, 12.2.02 "Living with Loss"

Herald Journal, Monticello, IN 1.4.03 "What Might Have Been"

The Wall Street Journal, 6.13.02 "In the Words of Parents Who Have Lost Children"

The Wall Street Journal, 6.06.02 "Searching for a Word or a Simple Way To Describe One Who Lost a Child"

San Francisco Chronicle, 4.07.02 "The myth of managing grief"

Patriot Ledger, Harrisburg PA, 1.08.02 "Group helps bereaved kin"

The Holland (MI) Sentinel, 12.12.01 "Lights of their lives"

TIME Magazine, 10.22.01 "A Loss So Cruel"

St. Augustine Advocate, 8.04.01 "Easing the pain through storytelling"

USA Today, 8.01.01 "A child's death leaves an unfillable void"

Nursing Spectrum-Career Fitness Online,7.30.01 "When the Nurse is Grieving"

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 12.02.00 "First Person: Light One Candle"

Cincinnati Enquirer, 12.20.99 "Handling grief at holidays: Two families weave warm memories of lost loved ones
into their traditions"

The Providence Journal-Bulletin, 9.19.99: "Talking with friends who have lost a child"

The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief
following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.