Dear Friends,
Please join me in striving to live with a "zest for life" as Todd did -- striving for bold dreams, defining your purpose, celebrating life with friends and family, giving thanks for all that we have, and of course, doing it with joy! Together, we can support each other to live life so fully, and we need each other especially when coping with loss due to death.
In 2014, my wonderful husband and daddy to our three children died six weeks after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The last 11 years have been a challenging journey, and I am so thankful for the support that my children and I have had along the way, including from Imagine -- a center that provides grief support to families, free of charge.
Imagine is a place where my children have been able to meet and build relationships with other kids who know how it feels to lose a parent or close family member. At Imagine, the kids understand each other without even having to say a word; the loved ones who they lost are celebrated and talked about; there are no 'elephants in the room' besides those painted on the walls. In addition to providing grief support at its two centers in Mountainside and Newark, Imagine provides grief education and training to schools, agencies, and workplaces, and on-site support after any traumatic loss.
With our help, Imagine can continue transforming grief and loss into resilience, empathy, and compassion for the 2,000 children and adults it serves annually. Please consider donating any amount that you can. It costs $1200 a year to provide a child with free, year round grief support. Families at Imagine never pay a dime. Families like mine and yours.
Thank you for your donation and support.
Sending you one of Todd's big bear hugs!
Michelle
