I've known so many people who have lost someone this year. Whether it was a baby, parent or friend, grief is unavoidable.
After our first miscarriage, my therapist suggested writing a letter to that child or doing something to memorialize the child on the due date. I couldn't bring myself to do it. But I've seen others find some type of closure and help in the grieving process by memorializing those they lost.
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One person I know made an angel tree honoring the twins she lost. The angel tree looks over her real Christmas tree. After the holidays, she plans to plant her angel tree.
There are memorial necklaces that you can get with birthstones, names and dates. You can even get a star named for someone. I've seen people release Chinese lanterns or balloons into the sky to remember someone.
How have you coped with grief? What tips do you have for how to get through the holiday season after experiencing the loss of a loved one?
Kathy is a mom of one and Out & About editor for WRAL.com. She writes weekly for Go Ask Mom about her experience with secondary infertility.