Group forms to deal with parents’ grief
CRANBERRY TWP — The death of a loved one can be devastating, but the loss of a child can be doubly wrenching.
Christine Roe of Zelienople lost her daughter, Ashley Justine Roe Snyder, 29, on Dec. 2, 2018, after a short but intense battle with ovarian cancer. Three years later, Roe still hadn’t found help for her grief, despite visiting several local support groups.
“The death of a child is a life altering, out-of-order loss. It crushes your dreams of the future, it changes your present role, it impacts your functioning, and it affects all of your relationships. You need people who understand to help walk you through it,” said Roe, a special education teacher with the Seneca Valley School District.
The groups weren’t providing what Roe needed until searching the internet sent her in another direction.
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