An Open Letter to Grieving Parents

 

In October 2014, I was allowed the privilege of speaking at the Day of Remembrance for a local hospital – the hospital at which my daughter spent so many months.  The Day of Remembrance is a time to remember those children who we've lost, to celebrate their lives to the best of our ability, and to encourage the surviving family members as much as is humanly possible in the midst of such grief.

This is the speech I delivered that day – minus a few personal items I...