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...
by donnaheck | Dec 4, 2023 | child loss, grief, suicide awareness, suicide prevention
I just finished a post for our nonprofit and the last line simply smacked me right in the face: SUNDAY NIGHT LIES. I’m sure many of you reading this understand what that means. You’re lying in bed trying to go to sleep and all of a sudden your brain starts telling you...
by donnaheck | Sep 27, 2023 | child loss, grief, suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide prevention month
One of the most beautiful moments on a brides wedding day is the “First Look.” I remember vividly my husbands face when he had his first glimpse of our sons’ bride on their wedding day ten years ago. His eyes filled with tears and he was overwhelmed with emotion at...
