Dealing with Loss | Down Syndrome Connec

We are so sorry for your loss.

Even if your child/family member is no longer with us, you are still part of this DSCNWA tribe. Your child was loved. Your child is missed. You were, are, and will always be part of our tribe. You are a parent of a child with Down syndrome.

Coping With Loss: Down Syndrome

A book by Nancy McCrea Iannone and Stephanie Hall Meredith- free download

"This book was created to help you in your darkest hour. It won’t take away your pain or loss, but we hope it will give you some information that may be otherwise difficult to find—information that can help you make decisions now that may later give you some comfort. This book will also give voice to new guides—parents who have experienced the same searing pain, who have committed to and embraced the journey of parenting a child with Down syndrome only to be unwillingly placed on a different path. We hope their words will resonate with you. You are not alone."

Support Organizations compiled by Lettercase: Part of The National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources

For miscarriage, stillbirth, and loss of infants:

Empty Cradle: emptycradle.org

National Share: nationalshare.org

First Candle: firstcandle.org/grieving-families/

American Pregnancy: americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-loss/

Project Sweet Peas: projectsweetpeas.com

Supportive Counseling: listeningreflectinghealing.com

For loss of children:

MISS Foundation: missfoundation.org

The Tears Foundation: thetearsfoundation.org

The Compassionate Friends: compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx