The song that helped me grieve
Music journalist Jayson Greene kept a grief journal after the death of his daughter.
New Yorkers Jayson and Stacy Greene were enchanted with their little girl, Greta. But when Greta was two, she was killed in a freak accident. She and her grandmother were sitting on a bench in Manhattan when a lump of masonry fell on Greta’s head. Surgery couldn’t save her and she died in hospital the next day, with her parents by her side. Jayson is a writer and began keeping a journal following Greta’s death. He tells Jo Fidgen how his writing and listening to certain songs helped him to grieve. Jayson’s memoir is called Once More We Saw Stars.
Image: Jayson and Greta
Credit: Joni Greene
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