When a Baby Dies: Planning a Memorial Service for an Infant

Rev. Sarah York shares what she has learned from years of leading memorial services for babies who have died.

Child’s death motivated mother to help others

Lynn Mintz began campaigning for bicycle safety after her 10-year-old daughter, Rebecca, died from injuries sustained while on her way to school.

Alexandria Romeo: Empowered

We were moved by Alexandria’s story, and clearly we’re not the only ones – more than 200 people have left messages in her online Guest Book.

Deadly Depression

Families are often reluctant to speak about a loved one’s death by suicide. But the family of Brian Arredondo, who died at his own hand at age 24, opened up to a Boston Globe reporter.

Read This to Your Children

When 22-year-old took his own life, his mother did an extraordinary thing.

Coping After a Miscarriage

At a routine ultrasound exam, Josefina Loza's world came down crashing.

The Incredible Bill Bixby

Actor Bill Bixby helped define television for four decades. He also bore numerous personal hardships with grace and dignity.

Oregon Teen Dies While Trying to Save Brother

When his younger brother was in danger, Alex Smith didn't hesitate.

Finding Hope in Tragedy

Their deaths were heartbreaking, but the tragedies have led to hope for so many more.

Grandparents Build Playground in Children's Memory

The March 22 landslide in Oso, Washington, left 43 people dead, including two young boys: Wyatt and Hunter Ruthven. To honor the boys' memories, their grandparents built a playground in nearby Arlington so that other children would be able to have fun. The boys' maternal grandparents, Karen and Tom Psonka, whose daughter Katie and her husband, Shane, also died in the landslide, led fundraising efforts for the playground, which opened in early September.

'Bucket List Baby' Shane Haley Dies

Baby Shane Haley was world famous before he was even born. After being diagnosed in the womb with anencephaly, a fatal birth defect, Shane's parents were determined to give their son as full of a life as his brief time with them would allow. They created a "bucket list" of things for Shane to see and do, and then took him on an adventure.

High School Football's Deadly Numbers

The 2014 high school football season got off to a deadly start.

Teen Dies After Haunted House Visit

Ohio teenager Christian Faith Benge collapsed suddenly while visiting a haunted house with family and friends.

Teen Dies Days After Special Graduation

High school graduation is a time-honored rite of passage for teens. For Lynzee Ford, 17, it was a dream that leukemia nearly stole from her. After Ford received a terminal diagnosis, staff and students at her high school in Kilgore, Texas, worked together to stage a special Oct. 20 graduation for her, attended by friends, relatives, teachers, first responders and even the city's mayor, according to TheRoot.com.

Father's Grief Brings Daughter Fame

A grieving father honors his daughter's memory by trying to make her life's dream come true.

Grieving Husband Sings to His Dying Newborn

This month, Chris Picco has suffered a lifetime's worth of heartbreak. His wife, Ashley, died last week of complications of an emergency cesarean section, performed during her 24th week of pregnancy. Their son, Lennon James Picco, survived the operation, but died four days later.

Heroic Efforts to Honor Child's Memory

The death of 5-year-old Jeffrey Baldwin shook Toronto. Eleven years later, a stranger started a campaign to ensure the boy would not be forgotten.

Parents Meet Strangers Saved By Sons' Hearts

There's no reason why Jerri Northam and Doug Huff should ever have met, but the two are now joined forever by the lifesaving gift Northam's son gave to Huff over five years ago.

Parents Give Away $100K in Daughter's Memory

For two-and-a-half years, Larry and Carrie Carroll shared special moments with their daughter, Savannah. Then in April 2014, Savannah went to sleep with a slight fever, and never woke up.

Father's Musical Tribute to Sandy Hook

How one Sandy Hook father is paying tribute to his slain daughter.

Father Loses Wife, Sons in Plane Crash

On a December morning in 2014, a small plane crashed into a home in Maryland and burst into flames. Now Ken Gemmell is left to pick up the pieces and carry on without his wife and two of his three children.

A Young Boy's Legacy of Smiles for Sick Children

What did 7-year-old Matthew Jacko do when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor? Start a charity to help sick kids, of course.

Flowers For His Mother

Many have been inspired by Jak Trueman's journey, as well as his beautiful last gift to the women in his life.

When Your Child Dies, Your World Turns Upside Down

There are no words that can express what it feels like to lose a child.

21 Balloons. A Million Memories

For one family, releasing helium balloons helps to preserve memories of a deceased son.

Dorian Murray (2007 - 2016)

Dorian Murray, an 8-year-old terminal cancer patient whose last wish of becoming famous in China came true, has died. Dorian, who lived in Rhode Island, died Tuesday of stage 4 cancer, according to a post on his official Facebook page, "Praying for Dorian." "It is with a very heavy heart that I share this news. Dorian J. Murray (‪#‎dstrong‬) has gained his beautiful angel wings tonight and is now pain free," reads the Facebook post. "He was surrounded by people who love him, and his transition to heaven was very peaceful. He was embraced by both mom and dad."

Family Reorganization After a Death

Whenever a family member dies, there is a process that a healthy family undergoes in response to the loss of one of its own. That process is called “role reorganization.”

Eight Surprising Things You May Feel After a Loved One's Death

We've all heard of the five stages of grief, but there's no set limit on how many emotions we'll feel.

What It's Like To Care for a Terminally Ill Child

In many ways, Beth Bischoff-Taylor is like any other mom of a young child. She shares lots of pictures and videos of her son, Miles, on Facebook. She excitedly trumpets his milestones and achievements. She wakes up extra early to get to the gym before his day begins. She is busy, busy, busy, struggling to fit in a lunch date with a friend or a Target run.

Tony Martell (1926–2016), T.J. Martell Foundation founder

Music executive who founded the T.J. Martell Foundation for leukemia research.

Remembering JonBenét Ramsey

It's been 20 years since 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey died Dec. 25, 1996.

Must Bereaved Parents Grieve Alone?

"The true way to mourn the dead is to take care of the living who belong to them."

You Are Not Alone: Connect With Others Grieving the Loss of a Child

Those who’ve lost a child know a grief that’s unlike anything else in human experience. Grieving parents face the painful reality that only other parents who’ve suffered such a terrible loss can .

Grief After Pregnancy and Infant Loss: You're Not Alone

Advice from the founder of Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death, aka M.E.N.D.

'Tell Your Story': Grieving Dads Project Founder Talks Mourning The Loss of a Child

The loss of a child is a trauma that’s unlike any other. The grief that comes with it is a harrowing experience that leaves a parent’s very identity forever altered. After the deaths of his two children Katie and Noah, Kelly Farley started the Grieving Dads Project, a blog aimed at supporting fathers in their grief and helping them feel like they're not alone. We spoke to Kelly Farley about his experience as a grieving dad, advice for new grievers, and more.

Children Really Can Change the World (Here Are 9 Who Did)

As Florida teenagers lead the #MarchForOurLives, we look back at heroic children through history.

This Grieving Father Pledged to End the Addiction Epidemic

Jim Hood is determined that his son’s overdose will not be in vain—and now Facing Addiction with NCADD is backing him up.

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Team Bus Crash Victims (2018)

At least 15people were killed, and several more were injured Friday, April 6, 2018, when a bus carrying a junior hockey team and a tractor-trailer collided in Canadas Saskatchewan province.

What to Do for a Grieving Mother on Mother's Day

Some thoughtful acts can make this time a little less painful.

Chris McNair (1926–2019), father of 1963 Birmingham bombing victim

Chris McNair was the father of Denise McNair, one of the four young girls killed when KKK members bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. McNair, a photographer, went on to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives, elected in 1973 as one of the state's first African-American congressmen since Reconstruction. He later served on the Jefferson County Commission. In 2006, he was found guilty of bribery and conspiracy and served two years in prison. He was released just before the 50th anniversary of the church bombing.

Remembering Lives Lost to Epilepsy

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and we're honoring everyday warriors in the fight against epilepsy.

Find Comfort in Legacy's Grief Support Groups

The loss of a loved one can turn your world upside down in an instant and leave you feeling isolated from the world at large, but you are not alone. In , you’ll find help from others who have stood where you are standing right now. Our private Facebook groups offer a safe space to share your bereavement and connect with others experiencing the same kind of loss you are.

This new Netflix short shows how parents grieve after a tragedy

A new animated short on Netflix, “If Anything Happens I Love You,” explores a couple’s grief and resilience after their child was killed in a school shooting.

How to Cope With Grief

Legacy offers advice from leading experts, helpful information related to loss, and to help you cope with the death of someone important to you. , find comfort and inspiration, and begin to heal.