The Comfort Cub Blog
Check out guest articles, see how Comfort Cubs are making an impact, and read thoughts and stories from our staff and friends of our program!
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Dementia Patients & The Comfort Cub
The Comfort Cub has proven to be impactful for people suffering from dementia. We work closely with LightBridge Hospice Community Foundation in San Diego, and they shared the following five stories. Our hearts are full seeing how this Comfort Cub has a life of its…
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Podcast | The Bond of a Mother to her Child
Over twenty years ago, Marcella knew she would be losing her son, George, at birth because of a rare, fatal disease that would not allow him to live outside the womb. This interview with Marcella is part of the “How to Help Your Child Leave…
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The Comfort Cub, Helping Ease the Rawness of Grief
The Comfort Cub does just what it was intended to do. It brings comfort to me when the loss of my son Drake gets overwhelming. I lost my son Drake to Undifferentiated Sarcoma 9 years ago. After 9 years, the days can still be so…
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Helping Mothers Experiencing Infant Loss | The Overwhelming Depression
As told to Beverly K. This is my daughter, Sandy Casey. She was one of the 58 taken from us in the Las Vegas shooting on October 1, 2017 (at the Route 91 Harvest Festival Concert). This Comfort Cub was given to me by Beverly,…
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Helping Mothers Experiencing Infant Loss | The Overwhelming Depression
As told to Beverly K. Words cannot express what this means to me (to receive a Comfort Cub). My son passed away on January 6, 2017. He stepped in front of a truck. He served in the army as a sergeant for two tours. When…
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Helping Mothers Experiencing Infant Loss | The Overwhelming Depression
From The Comfort Cub: The following post is a raw, honest glimpse into the incredibly deep heart ache experienced by a women who has lost a child. In this case Sabrina has lost 3 children in the span of six years. We share this story…
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Loss | Lucky Anchor
Guest Post by Amy L. Our world came crashing down on February 18, 2017 when we were told our son’s heart had stopped beating at 32 weeks 5 days gestation. Asher Ray Lied came silently into the world on February 19, 2017 at 2:18p. The…
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Weighted Teddy Bear for Sensory Children
Guest Post by Jackie C. My son started preschool when he was 2 years old. He had a pretty typical experience. However, when he turned 3 years old like the rest of his peers, I was told that he would be left behind. We are…
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How the Comfort Cub Helped me Move Forward
Guest post by Beverly K. My name is Beverly K. and I live in a small town in Upstate New York – 1 hr. from Montreal, Canada and 2 hrs. from Vermont. I have worked for over 17 yrs. with the Office of Mental Health…
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Acts of Kindness – How Ripples of Love Help Hearts Heal
Guest Post by Tiffani L. In April 2017, my husband and I lost our 9 month old daughter, Zoey, to what we later found out was an aggressive and rare form of pneumonia. A good friend of mine was given a Comfort Cub by a…
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Día de los Muertos | Remembering Those we Loved and Lost
Guest author Laura M. The Day of the Dead, otherwise known as Día de los Muertos, is a Mexican custom celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. It has been our family tradition, since I have had use of reason, to put a little altar up with offerings of the…
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How the Comfort Cub Helped me Move Forward
Guest post by Holly L. I got my Comfort Cub almost 8 years ago, after the lowest and worst point in my life. My bear was a huge comfort in my darkest days. Now he is an important member of our family. When I got…
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Going Through the Stresses of Young Adult Life | The Comfort Cub Helps
Guest Post by Lauren Dow There are certain people you come across in this world that make you sit back and realize that the universe, God, your source energy, or whatever it is you believe, truly has a path for you. Along my path, I…
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The Heartache of an Empty Nester
I hesitate to write about a heartache that is not due to actual death. I am a mom who has experienced the heartache of miscarriage, the death of an infant and too many other losses to write about. I am astonished that I feel like…