“There are no words to describe the pain of burying a child, and specifically there is no word to label their new, lifelong status. If you lose a spouse, you are a widow; if you lose a parent, you are an orphan. But what about when you lose a child? How do you name something you cannot comprehend?” IfsChildrenPainNamesParentLosesLabelsGrievingSpouseNew LifeLifelongWidowsOrphanBurying Author:Lisa Belkin
“When we ignore the prostituted child, we actually lend our hand to their abuse. When we ignore the widow and the orphan in their distress, we actually add to their pain. When we ignore the slave who remains captive, it's us who is entrapping them. When we forget the refugee, it's actually us who is displacing them. When we choose not to help the poor and the needy, we actually rob them. Perhaps the only fair thing to say is that when we forsake the lives of others, we actually forsake our own.” ChildrenHelpingHandsPainForgetPoorFairsAbuseRemainsAddSlaveDistressRefugeeWidowsOrphanNeedyLives Of OthersCaptivesForsakeHelp The Poor Author:Joel Houston
“When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, their isn't a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. It is also meant to inform and provide resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirths, birth defects, SIDS, and other causes.” WorldChildrenStatesLostCausesParentLosesLossUnitedUnited StatesMonthsBirthResourcesDuesPartnersAround The WorldPregnancySpouseDefectsWidowsOrphanMiscarriageSidsStillbirthBirth DefectsLost ChildWidowers Author:Ronald Reagan
“Silence accompanies the most significant expressions of happiness and unhappiness: those in love understand one another best when silent, while the most heated and impassioned speech at a graveside touches only outsiders, but seems cold and inconsequential to the widow and children of the deceased.” ChildrenSeemsSilenceExpressionColdSpeechSilentSignificantUnhappinessOutsidersWidowsAccompanyInconsequentialDeceasedImpassioned Author:Anton Chekhov