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Tag Archives: Sudden Death
”All My Love” by Led Zeppelin
These hard rock titans pay an unexpected tribute to the sudden death of a child in this haunting memorial song
When you hear the name “Led Zeppelin,” you probably think of John Bonham’s thundering drums, Jimmy Page’s dirty, crunchy guitar riffs and Robert Plant’s howling vocals. They’re best-known for singing about sex, drugs and hobbits. But this group has a … Continue reading
Tomorrow Comes by Donna Mebane
In Tomorrow Comes, Donna Mebane tries to make sense of the sudden death of her daughter, imagining how she spends time in heaven
The unthinkable happened to Donna Mebane: her 19 year-old daughter Emma died suddenly in her sleep. She wasn’t sick; she simply went to bed one night and never woke up. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare come true. Emma Mebane left … Continue reading
Looking for Alaska by John Green
John Green explores the consuming nature of grief in his debut young adult fiction novel
Looking for Alaska is a wonderfully beautiful tragedy. In it, we follow Miles “Pudge” Halter as he is sent away from his hometown in Florida to boarding school in Culver Creek, Alabama in a scenario that seems to parallel author … Continue reading
“Rabbit Hole” (2010) by John Cameron Mitchell
"Rabbit Hole" follows a couple's journey with grief after the sudden death of their son
“Rabbit Hole” is a 2010 film based on the play of the same name by David Lindsay-Abaire. The story follows a young couple struggling to live with their grief after a car hits and kills their son four-year-old son, Danny. … Continue reading
