Susan Whitmore
Susan Whitmore lost her daughter, Erika Whitmore Godwin, in 2002 and started griefHaven.org. She is also a grief specialist and leads groups and provides private counseling in Los Angeles, California.
Articles:
The Circle of Life, the Spirit of Hope
After eleven long hours of pain, there she was─chestnut brown hair, vivid blue eyes, cute pug nose, round face and full lips. She was so beautiful. It was instant love. I knew in that moment that my life would never be the same again. The circle of life had begun. The year was 1970, and her name was Erika. She was my only child. I was a happy, contented mother. Erika was everything to me─my meaning and purpose in life. We traveled through our lives together, never taking our gift of love for granted. Thirty years had flown by, and […]
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