After the tragic loss of my older sister to suicide in 2022 my entire life changed. My sister left 2 small children behind and our entire family struggled with
After the tragic loss of my older sister to suicide in 2022 my entire life changed. My sister left 2 small children behind and our entire family struggled with her loss. When she passed away I searched for books to help our children cope with the tidal wave of greif they endured. Something written for children about loss and tools to help them on their way. I could not find a single book written for children about the loss of a close family member to suicide, and very few that addressed any type of loss or greif for children. I did not realize it then, but in the weeks after my sister died this book was being created in my heart. This is a difficult road. One I never dreamed I would walk. The journey to peace often feels impossible, and the unimaginable pain feels unending, but by giving her loss a meaning, and a way to help kids who desperately need to feel less alone, I am beginning to see the person who I used to be coming back in small ways. I will never again be who I was before she left again, but I am at least starting to recognize who i am today. LMy first book, The Color of Love, focuses on a boy who lost his mom. In future books to be released I will go more into the unique challenges faced by surviving family of specific loss.