David Kessler says you don't get over losing a child. You learn to live with it, carrying them forever as part of who you are. He talks about the small, hard moments, like answering how many kids you have.
Will I ever get over the death of my child?
Parents wonder if they will ever get over the death of a child. You will not get over the death of your child. You will learn to live with the loss of your child. That child will always be in your heart. You will always feel an awkwardness when someone asks you how many children you have. Do you name that child? Count it. Do you have two children or three children? So you will learn to live with that loss. You will always keep that child as part of your family. But it's not something we recover from. A child is a part of our family, living or dead, and they're a part of who we are. And in their memory, we learn to go on and to continue life, but they will always stick with us.
