You may feel alone,
but together we are not.
Supporting bereaved parents whose only child, or all their children, are deceased.
Welcome to the Alive Alone Website!
Members from Alive Alone attended The Compassionate Friends Conference in New Orleans this past July 12-14. Attendance was about 950 bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. With over 100 workshops and sharing sessions, plus many other activities, there was plenty of opportunities to learn and process one’s grief. With 12 – 13 workshops per time slot, it was difficult to decide on which one to attend. Topics ranged from different types or causes of loss, to adult child loss, to only child loss. The Saturday evening candle lighting service was very good, and there was a group walk along the river front on Sunday morning. More information and photographs in the members section.
Also occurring in July was The Bereaved Parents of the USA Gathering in Herndon VA from July 26 – 28. For this event Alive Alone worked with BPUSA to organize workshops for now childless bereaved parents. Gwen and Roger were on the Gathering Organizing committee, which began work in January 2024. Gwen hosted a Meet & Greet at the first session to introduce ourselves to each other, and to help first time attendees. A long time member, Bernie Faller, gave a two-part workshop titled “Bereaved Parent from the Legal Perspective includes aging Alone as a Childless Parent” that was chock full of good information on estate planning. On Saturday morning Roger gave the keynote speech following breakfast, where he talked about coping with early grief, and how his two dogs helped to keep him and his wife moving. Kathy gave an excellent workshop on “What to do with Your Child’s Possessions”. Following lunch Roger hosted a me’s grief sharing session that had good participation. We wrapped up with an “Alive Alone Roundtable” to review what worked, and to gather suggestions for improvements next year. It was well attended and had great input. Photographs in the Members Only section.
A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam, and for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world. But then it flies on again, and though we wish it could have stayed, we feel lucky to have seen it at all.
Welcome to Alive Alone
Alive Alone is an organization for education and charitable purposes to benefit bereaved parents, whose only child or all children are deceased, by providing a self-help network and publications to promote communication and healing, to assist in resolving their grief, and a means to reinvest their lives for a positive future.
What We Offer
Connection with other loss families
A hardcopy newsletter sent to all members
Opportunities to write and share about your child
And more!
For More Information
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