In a US grief camp, kids heal together from the loss of their special person

Bereaved kids learn to manage grief at a camp called Blue Butterfly. — Photos: ANNETTE RIEDL/dpa

THE CHILDREN picked out beads to make bracelets. None of the bracelets matched, none followed a discernible pattern.

Jackson, five, chose a purple bead. It symbolised his mum’s death. Next, he chose a pink bead because she died of cancer. The black bead meant he felt lonely. The girl next to him picked a white bead. Her sibling had died.