Reddit mentions of Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss

Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss https://www.amazon.com/dp/0961519762/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_5jPNAbK53WTBT

Wow, I'm going through something very similar. I found out yesterday from the D&C genetic testing that my "mass of cells" was a girl and it set my grief back to square one. I cried hysterically all night last night because knowing the gender makes it feel more "real" (100% agree with the other commenter) and that it was more of a baby than cells.

I'd like to recommend a book that my therapist told me about that has helped me a bit -- it's called Tear Soup and it kind of looks like a children's story book but it's actually pretty great. It offers a lot of tips for how to move through the pain (it also offers tips for how you and your SO can support each other).

There was another post a few months ago about a 7-year-old whose friend was diagnosed with cancer, might be worth reading through: https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/537fkc/my_7_year_old_daughters_friend_was_just_diagnosed/

Also a few good picture books on this subject that you might read at home or recommend to your son's teacher - Chester Racoon and the Acorn Full of Memories is one of the few children's books that specifically deals with the death of a classmate rather than an older relative or a pet; you might also take a look at Ida, Always, a beautiful story of a friendship between two polar bears, one of whom falls ill and eventually passes away. Gentle Willow is a metaphorical story about death featuring a tree and her woodland friends, and Tear Soup is another good one that's appropriate for all ages. I hope some of these can bring your son a bit of comfort in the days ahead.

Tear Soup is a really lovely book for children and adults. It's a picture book, but I have bought it for kids and adults alike. The basic message is that it's okay to grieve in your own way, and it's okay to grieve for as long as you need to.

My father passed away five years ago, and it was a huge loss; it (combined with other things) left me with PTSD that I am currently dealing with. Even though I was 31 at the time, a friend gave me a copy of Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss...it has a children's age/reading range, but is so applicable for adults as well. It's such a sensitive yet honest book about grief and death that has a very accessible message.

This is the cover of the book.

My sister sent this book to my mother and I after we lost our father. While it made me cry, i also found it quite comforting. https://www.amazon.com/Tear-Soup-Recipe-Healing-After/dp/0961519762/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tear+soup&qid=1565737952&s=gateway&sr=8-2