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Written from the perspective of one whose child passed away, this handbook presents mechanisms that parents may use to deal with their intense grief as well as counsel from doctors, professors, and other grief experts. Organized in a structure that roughly parallels the 10 stages of grieving—coping with shock and denial, emotions and loneliness, depression, panic, guilt, anger, physical manifestations of grief, life changes, engaging in meaningful activities, and affirming reality—this guide encourages parents to, among other things, carry on with day-to-day activities as much as possible, open up to family and friends, refrain from blaming innocent others, maintain a healthy lifestyle, help surviving children deal with the loss of their sibling, and consider donating time or resources to charity.