Each year, Midland Care produces a commemorative porcelain ornament featuring original artwork from a local artist to inspire joy, memories and peace during the holiday season. This year’s ornament features a rustic vintage truck carrying a festive pine tree in anticipation of ornaments, hot cocoa, holiday music and gatherings by the fire. Laura (Wywadis) Pederzani … Read More
Most people get caught up in the excitement of the back-to-school rituals and environment every Fall. Whether it is preschool, grade school, middle school, high school or college, school has always marked a milestone in one’s life. However for parents who have experienced the loss of a child, a miscarriage or other child related tragedy … Read More
The start of the school year was always a time of celebration for my husband. Mimicking the practices of his mother, he insisted on a “first day of school” picture with our son out in front of our house. But in November of my son’s second grade year, my husband died suddenly in an automobile … Read More
Each fall Midland Care hosts a children’s grief camp for children ages 6 – 12 who are grieving the death of a loved one. It takes a village of staff and volunteers to prepare and run the grief camp. Over 30 volunteers attend camp to make sure everything runs smoothly. One of the most important … Read More
As children grow and mature, their understanding about death and grief continues to evolve. Children experience grief differently at each developmental stage. As a child ages and enters a new developmental stage, they may begin to have new realizations about the death and may actively grieve the loss all over again. This can be very … Read More