Monthly Archives: April 2012

“It’s Tough” by Kelly Farley

“It’s Tough” People come from many backgrounds and perspectives that we often do not understand.  I recently had an experience where one person’s perspective was different than mine.  It occurred at my office with a guy I don’t generally work … Continue reading

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads, Grieving Dads Words, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Perspective, Profound Life Experience, Tough | 33 Comments

Farley-Kluger Initiative to Amend the FMLA (Childloss)

 Parental Bereavement Leave (The Farley-Kluger Initiative to Amend the FMLA) My “co-sponser” for the Farley-Kluger Initiative was on C-SPAN today for an interview regarding our efforts to add the death of a child as one of the qualifyers for 12 … Continue reading

Posted in Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Death of parent, Family Medical Leave Act, Farley-Kluger, FMLA, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Parental Bereavement Leave Act of 2011, Senator Tester, the Parental Bereavement Leave Act of 2011 | 1 Comment

“Home Sick” by Kelly Farley

“Home Sick” All of us that have lost a child can agree that when you lose a child, everything in your life becomes impacted in some way.  After the death of my son Noah, and once I surrendered to the … Continue reading

Posted in anxiety, Bereaved, Crying, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Depression, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Home Sick, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Mental Health, Panic, Profound Life Experience, Scary, Trauma, Triggers | 12 Comments