Tears for Two - A Mother’s Grief

Children Lost through a Heart Defect and Suicide

De: Keren Pereyra

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The World Health Organization reports that suicide accounts for over 700,000 deaths annually. This means that every 45 seconds, someone takes their own life. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people ranging in age from 15 to 29 years old. For every individual who commits suicide, there are many more who attempt to do so.

In 2003, I lost my 3-year-old daughter due to a heart defect and in 2012, lost my 14-year-old son to a violent suicide. Following the demise of two children, I came to the realization that no words express the pain of a grieving parent.

This book was originally released as Double Dollow, however we felt the phrase Double Dollow was unknown or misunderstood by many, so we changed it to Tears for Two.

In this autobiography, Tears for Two, I describe the details I witnessed and experienced through these two traumatic situations. I know that you, the reader, will be captivated with this life story as it unfolds one chapter at a time.

When a woman loses her husband, she is called a widow. When a man loses his wife, he is known as a widower. When children lose their parents, they are called orphans. Yet, when a parent loses a child, what word do we have in the English language to identify the parent of the deceased? Having suffered the most painful ordeal in the universe, how can there be no word, no name, no title, no anything to distinguish the parent who has lost a child? For most, such an event is unknowable and perhaps far too difficult to acknowledge, let alone label.

Following the loss of a child, some parents wish the whole world knew how much suffering they experience. That’s not a bad thing. The sufferer simply wants others to recognize how broken they can feel. They need a listening ear and a caring shoulder. However, the grieving parent may not wish to explain the whole situation, nor should that be necessary. Follow me through the 61 chapters of this book as I recall the series of events in my life.