Honoring the Unseen Grief of Bereaved Parents

July quietly holds a sacred space—National Bereaved Parents Month. It’s not a holiday. There are no fireworks, no cards, no celebration. And yet, for millions of parents, it is a month that whispers, “I see you.”

At The Memory Box, we exist for moments like this.

Because we know the truth: when a child dies, the world keeps spinning—but for their parents, everything stops. Whether the loss happened last month or decades ago, whether the child was stillborn or grown, the ache remains. And far too often, that grief is carried in silence.

This month, we shine a light on those who parent children they can no longer hold. We honor the love that didn’t end with death. We recognize the strength it takes to keep going—to laugh again, to get out of bed, to speak their child’s name out loud in a world that so quickly forgets.

The Memory Box was born from that kind of loss.

Our founder, Kelly Edmondson, created it after the sudden death of her son Darius. She knows, as so many of us do, that grief doesn’t follow a timeline. It pulses through birthdays, holidays, and quiet moments when the world has long since moved on.

That’s why The Memory Box is different.

We show up throughout the first year after loss, delivering care and remembrance in beautifully curated packages—each one a quiet hug from those who want to say, “We’re still here. We remember too.”

This July, we invite you to pause and remember with us.

Say their name. Light a candle. Send a note. And if you know a bereaved parent, consider giving them the gift of presence through a Memory Box.

Because no parent should have to grieve alone. To lose a child is to carry love with no place to go—until someone shows up and says, ‘I remember too.’

In hope and healing,

Kelly Edmondson, CEO & Founder, The Memory Box