Both Brian and Laura come from large, religious families. Laura says there were many moments when she was angry with God. But today, she also believes that it was God who kept her marriage intact. I don't question God about this now. It is hard to imagine any good coming out of the death of a child, but Kunstel says that there are gifts that come out of loss.
Life is precarious, precious and unknown.
We can't wrap our children in cotton batting and keep them safe. Live for the moment Kunstel has seen clients take this new-found awareness and use it to change their relationship with their surviving children. These parents learn to live life in the present moment. You can transform them in a positive way. Brian Davis, who began therapy a year ago, says the life-shattering experience has made him a better family man and a kinder boss.