In the days and months after her son died, she said those bags and that lingering trace of her son helped her through some rough nights. Gilbert said it was only at Compassionate Friends that she could talk about how she wanted to die after her son's death. The parents at Compassionate Friends understood it was part of her grieving process. The road back At the end of the meeting, several people talked privately with Neyman. Most conversations ended with hugs.
Some people attend regularly.
Others went once and were never seen again. And when the tissues were put away and the lights in the room turned out, Neyman left and drove to the children's hospital to visit co-workers and her old ward. It was a small step toward picking up the pieces. The death of a child is something that will never go away, said Sullivan Schneider. You continue to live and get used to it.