By Karen Best Wright, B.S., M.A., CHES
www.RaisingYourGrandchildren.com
www.TheWellnessWay.org
The majority of grandparents that I have had contact with, whether in person or over the Internet, are raising their grandchildren because the parents have alcohol, drug, or mental health issues. So when I meet someone or read their words about the death of their own child, I feel as though I have just been punched in my stomach.
One grandmother I met a? couple of years ago was raising a grandson because her daughter had died. The young mother was in her early thirties and in the military. She apparently had an unknown heart problem. To make the story worse, the child was the one who found his mother. This grandmother told me how each November her grandson would start acting out. He was small when his mother had died, but the time of year triggered memories of his traumatic event.
So while we often think of grandparents raising their grandchildren because their own kids just don't have their "act" together, that is not always the case. Raising a grandchild due to the death of one's own child must be a horrific experience.?
Karen Wright
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