Writer, 62, reveals unbearable grief of losing only child to anaphylactic shock ... trends now
A writer who lost her only child to anaphylactic shock has laid bare the heartbreaking reality of her struggle with grief.
Tina Hedin, 62, says she is on the 'brink of shattering' ever since the devastating death of her daughter Kierstin, who she called Kiki, at the age of 25.
Her nightmare began on January 8, 2023, when Kiki suffered a severe food allergy reaction which could not be reversed using her EpiPen.
She was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where she was placed in an induced coma, but sadly died just days later on January 13.
'I entered the world of grief, and discovered that when the worst thing happens, the cruelest part is, it doesn’t kill you,' Hedin wrote on her blog. 'The pain makes you wish you were dead yet you have to go on.'
Writer Tina Hedin, 62, who lost her only child Kiki (far right) to anaphylactic shock has laid bare the heartbreaking reality of her struggle with grief. Pictured: Mom and daughter with dad Eric
Kiki suffered a severe food allergy reaction which could not be reversed using her EpiPen on January 8, 2023
Hedin laid bare her grief in her blog, Letters from Turkey Town, which she is using to process her loss
The grieving mother has turned to writing to help process her loss and her place in the world now that she no longer has her only child.
She cherishes the last time she was with Kiki, the day after Christmas in 2022 when they pored over an art book - a passion they shared.
In a separate essay for the New York Times, Hedin describes breaking down over something as trivial as losing a water bottle at the gym because, 'some days I just couldn't take any more loss'.
'I used to be the mother of a 25-year-old,' Hedin wrote. 'I used to have a young person who loved me, belonged to me, connected me to the world of young people.'
After she was first admitted, Kiki's parents were praying she would make a full recovery.
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