ABSTRACT

At a seminar on grief, Doug Manning (retired pastor, grief expert, and author) shared a remarkable story. Apparently a funeral home had decided to sponsor a grief group for persons who had experienced stillbirths. The meetings were to be held at the funeral home, in a study, on the first Monday of every month. About the time the very first meeting was to start, a little old lady wandered into the funeral home. Thinking she had come for a viewing, the funeral director approached