Book to help families cope
By NABEELAH MOHEDEEN
An Athlone woman and six other people have written a book to help families cope with the death of a child.
The 58-page Your Child, Your Jannah was launched at Timbuktu Books in Sybrand Park on Wednesday November 11.
Its six chapters speak to parents struggling to cope with the loss of a child.
Part spiritual guide, the book has advice on how to carry on living after the loss and how to console the child’s siblings.
It includes the stories of parents who have lost their children.
The book was written by Maryam Kriel, Zeenat Parker, Zainab Waggie, and four parents who lost their children.
Ms Kriel, Ms Parker and Ms Waggie are members of Warriors of Hope, a spiritual group that helps parents at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, deal with the death of a child.
Ms Kriel, 44, from Athlone, said she hoped the book brought closure for parents who had lost children and helped them move on with their lives.
Many parents struggled to enjoy life afterwards and embrace the siblings left behind, she said.