"With a brand-new chapter written by young adults who lost their siblings"--Cover.

Meant to comfort and give direction to bereaved parents, this book is written by nine mothers who have each lost a child. They candidly share with other bereaved parents what to expect in the first year and long beyond: harmonious relationships can become strained; there is a new definition of what one considers "normal"; the question "how many children do you have?" can be devastating; mothers and fathers mourn and cope differently; surviving siblings grieve and suffer as well; there simply is no answer to the question "why?". This revised edition includes a new chapter written from the perspective of surviving siblings. The mothers of Beyond Tears offer reassurance that the clouds of grief do lessen with time and that grieving parents will find a way to live, and even laugh again.