Since folks are always on the lookout for new resources, I read about news of a new book and thought it might be useful to community members.
Recently, the American Cancer Society published a new book that explores loss and healing from a child’s perspective. “And Still They Bloom: A Family’s Journey of Loss and Healing” is a fictional story of Ben and Emily, ages seven and ten, and their emotional struggle after the loss of their mother to cancer.
In this story, the children deal with the death of their mother in different ways, but both have trouble understanding why cancer happens and why some people die and some don’t. The beautifully illustrated book follows the children and their father as they cope and carry on their mother’s memory through work in the family garden. Over time, the two children learn to adjust and begin to feel open to moments of joy.
In Canada, it looks like the book is available for purchase online at: