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Grieving Kween


A Blog on Surviving Child Loss
short, true (and sometimes funny) stories of grief by Kween Raven


Pruned, Patient, and Perfecting
"Pruning a tree is the selective removal of branches to improve its structure, encourage healthy growth, and keep it safe." Identifying...

Kween Raven
Nov 17, 20242 min read


Independent Days
This week, on the 4th of July, tens of millions of people across our country joined together with family, friends, and community in...

Kween Raven
Jul 6, 20241 min read


Paused in Purgatory
pur·ga·to·ry /ˈpərɡəˌtôrē/ having the quality of cleansing or purifying; mental anguish or suffering; an intermediate state after death;...

Kween Raven
May 20, 20242 min read


The Day the Sun Disappeared
I find myself here, in the Lone Star state of Texas, chasing the celestial event of the sun disappearing in totality. In a mere few days,...

Kween Raven
Apr 6, 20242 min read


Rainbow Ramblings by Raven
I believe in the magic of Rainbows. I can smell, feel, taste them from worlds away. The past three years of sojourning with grief has...

Kween Raven
Feb 25, 20243 min read


Dance. Repeat.
Always, I cherish and value the vitality of laughter, dance, and play. It is how we stay young, persevere through dark times; love bigger...

Kween Raven
Feb 12, 20242 min read


That One Time at Burning Man ...
The annual sojourn to Black Rock Desert, for Burning Man, has been a staple experience in both my children's lives. The life lessons of...

Kween Raven
Feb 6, 20243 min read


Happy Birthday to Me
Losing a child thrusts a mother, first towards death as she slowly dies with her child; and next into re-birth as she re-joins the...

Kween Raven
Feb 5, 20242 min read


What’s Wuhan Got to Do with It?
Life is all about a matter of perspective. How we perceive our realities, the quality of our lives, our luck (or lack there of). Many...

Kween Raven
Jan 29, 20242 min read


We are Still a Team
My son and I were a team. I’ve been a solo parent most of my 17 year parenting career; and Sawyer and I had become an unshakeable team...

Kween Raven
Jan 29, 20242 min read


The Worst/Best Day of My Life
We’ve all heard the quintessential tales of the day tragedy hit. The descriptions of the acute moments/days when one’s world comes...

Kween Raven
Jan 27, 20244 min read
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