Helping a Friend Who Loses a Child
May 6, 2008 by Betsy Bottino-Arenella
Filed under Betsy Bottino Arenella, Contributing Authors, Death of a Child, Featured Articles
The Message
By Betsy Bottino Arenella
My spiritual awakening began on December 11, 2004, with a life-altering phone call. I was walking down the front hall stairs in a bathrobe, my wet hair wrapped in a towel, when I saw my husband standing at the bottom. He was holding the telephone and looking up at me with a strange expression.
“Bad news,” my husband said. “Sophia passed away last night.” My legs buckled and I fell into a sitting position on the stairs. Read more
