Resources for Bereaved Families
If you have lost your beloved child, we offer our deepest condolences. You will always be your baby’s parent. In time, you can learn to carry the weight of your devastating loss. You may find these resources helpful.
Support After Loss
Losing a child is one of the most profound and unimaginable losses a family can face. The NEC Society is here to offer support and guidance during this heartbreaking journey by providing resources to bereaved families. From literature to advice, these tools are designed to help you navigate grief and connect with others who understand the depth of your loss.
Our Bereaved Family Resource Box was developed by bereaved families, and provides the information we wish we would have had when we lost our child.
The box supports families in the knowledge that they will always be their baby’s parent, and that their precious child will always be part of their life. Tree of Courage note cards and plantable seed paper, to plant in memory of their child, are also included. Request a bereaved family resource box.
Resources, Groups, and Organizations
- NEC Society Connects Facebook Group is a platform to help you connect with others who have been personally affected by necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Compassionate Friends is a support organization for families who have experienced the death of a child.
- The MISS Foundation provides resources to families who are grieving the loss of a child.
- Chasing the Rainbows offers support services for survivors living after infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss.
- Still Standing is a magazine for those experiencing child loss and infertility.
- A Bed for My Heart is a website providing “A Place to Rest Your Grieving Heart”.
- The Finley Project provides resources and support for those experiencing infant loss.
- Bereavement and breast milk resources provides information about what to expect with milk supply and options for those interested in milk donation.
Children's Books for Bereaved Families
- Forever Our Little One is a storybook for bereaved families, written by NEC Society’s founder/executive director, Jennifer Canvasser, after she lost her little one, Micah, to necrotizing enterocolitis. You may purchase Forever Our Little One here.
- Children’s book (2-5 years): The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
- Children’s book (4-8 years): Ida, Always by Caron Levis and Charles Santiago
- National Association of School Psychologists’ Recommended Books for Children Coping with Loss or Trauma
NEC Society's Helpful Articles
This collection of articles is meant to support you, help you navigate your grief, and read the stories of others who understand the depth of your loss.
