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Parental Bereavement Leave (The Farley-Kluger Initiative to Amend the FMLA)

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    Someone from Woodland, CA writes:
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    I fully support this 150%, I lost a child. I had twins, one survived and my baby boy grew wings to be angel. Had I not had my survivor, I would have been forced to return to work immmediately and I don't think I could have done it. This is not fair. Please add this to the current FMLA! Thanks!
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    Someone from Longview, TX writes:
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    I think this is a wonderful idea. When I lost my son I felt pressured to return to work long before I was ready.
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    Someone from Newton Falls, OH writes:
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    As a father, I am expected to be strong for my family. Trying to work full time while grieving the loss of MY child and supporting my wife emotionally is a lot to ask of anyone. My wife needed me more, and I needed her, more after our loss than after the birth of our living child...
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    Someone from Newton Falls, OH writes:
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    The loss of a child is the hardest thing any parent will ever go through. I have birthed 2 children, one I had to bury and 1 is in my arms. I could have sooner gone back to work the next day after the delivery of my 'take home baby' than the day after my 'angel baby'. Please pass this amendment to FMLA.
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    I watched my infant daughter die in the NICU at 2 days of age and the all the arrangements that were now necessary as well as being able to function takes more than a few days. This is the most devastating loss that a family can endure - the loss of a child no matter what age.
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    Someone from Moore, SC writes:
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    A grieving father.
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    Someone from Cottage Grove, MN writes:
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    My son died of at the time of Sept 21 2010 of an unknown and fast killer. We now know it as AMED. But the intense speed and huge impact on my family is still too hard to understand. Having time with my family beyond the week I had would have helped so much more for our family.
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    Someone from North Vernon, IN writes:
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    I am the mother of a stillborn child and it is the WORST experience a parent should have to endure. I support changing the FMLA to include parents who have lost children...including stillborns.
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