by donnaheck | Jun 3, 2025 | child loss, grief, Love, suicide prevention
“I know, let’s have a big family,” I thought as we planned for a fourth child. With that in mind I have a vivid memory of driving Dani, age 9, to swim practice, along with that fourth child tucked in her car seat distracting us all. Dani’s friend, who is doing her...
by donnaheck | Jan 16, 2025 | child loss, grief
My husband and I have been faced with immense sadness this week as two of our dearest and closest friends are on day 7 of this tragic unexpected journey after losing their beautiful 42 year old daughter, (sister, mom, wife, friend) to a devastating automobile...
by donnaheck | Dec 11, 2024 | child loss, grief, Grief, suicide awareness, suicide prevention
Christmas Day 2018 December 25, 2018 was the last Christmas shared with our entire family unit. We, of course, didn’t know it at the time. But looking back, perhaps there were hints of Dani’s depression coming back. We had many fantastic and joyful moments over the...
by donnaheck | Feb 10, 2024 | child loss, child loss, grief, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide prevention month
After hours of praying and pacing you’ve just experienced one of the BEST DAYS EVER-the joyful news of the birth of your beautiful and precious grandchild. You’re reeling with so much love and joy that this little one’s arrival has once again taken your breath away....
by donnaheck | Feb 2, 2024 | child loss, grief, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide prevention month
Dani, 33 Forever May 1, 1985 – February 11, 2019 Dear Friend of a Bereaved Suicide Loss Survivor: On this day as I anticipate my daughters “wing day,” I wanted to share something I have learned on this new journey since losing Danielle nearly 5 years ago to the...
