One of a series of leaflets published by The Compassionate Friends In a loving relationship we try to support and care for each other through good times and bad. When a child has died, we are both faced with unimaginable pain and grief. As a couple, we may be drawn closer together or be driven further apart as we struggle to survive this tragedy. We may experience and express our grief so differently that our relationship becomes strained, or existing difficulties are made worse. With the enormous pain of knowing that nothing can bring our beloved child back, even those of us in the strongest relationships may have difficulty finding the emotional resources to support each other. Who this leaflet is for In this leaflet, we are using the term “couple” to describe two people sharing their lives together as spouses or partners, regardless of gender or legal status. We may both be the biological parents of our child, or we could be part of a blended or step family. Our child may have another parent elsewhere. Some bereaved parents will have other children still living, but others will not. A “child” could be any age: one year, ten years, twenty or fifty. They may or may not have been living under our roof. Some children may have died after an illness, whilst others died unexpectedly, such as from suicide or an accident. Grieving couples
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