When Pam Wright was 17, her cousin died, leaving three young children. She felt sorry for her second cousins because she realized they needed to grieve, but society discouraged them from grieving publicly. As Wright grew older and lost some of her loved ones, she felt lost, too. "I felt like if I could only talk about it, it would help me," she said. "I felt kind of isolated and alone." Wright beg

If someone close to you died, you probably would not know how to deal with the resulting emotions. You might not know where to turn for comfort and support. Nearly 14,000 kids have found help with their grief at the Dougy Center in Portland, Ore. The center helps young people find a way to deal with the deaths of family members and friends. "We exist so that they won't have to feel isolated and al

"Growing up without a father, you do feel left out, playing baseball, football, father-son breakfasts. There's quite a bit of stuff that dads and sons do together that I couldn't do anymore. "I remember trying different uncles, but it just wasn't the same. I ended up not wanting to mess with anything like that, 'cause it wasn't him, and it just wasn't right doing it without him." Mike Moore was 7