Lossent | (noun) |`loss–ənt
1. a. One who outlives their biological child.
b. One who outlives a child they fostered, adopted or raised as their own.
2. One deeply affected by the death of a child in their immediate or extended
family.
When my daughter, Amy, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1999 I was numb and unprepared for the wild ride to come. She received modern medical treatment on-and-off for eight years. When she died, it was beyond excruciating. Now I know first-hand why losing a child has been called ‘the greatest loss’.
To make matters worse, there was not a word to describe the totality of the experience I had been through…so I created one.
Like the single-word simplicity of widow or orphan, I crafted the English word lossent as a way of letting others know that I’d been through a significant life experience without providing any of the details.
~ Lisa tomei
Amy K. ~ 12/6/94 – 11/7/07
“When your child is taken from you, you are no longer an ordinary parent…you become extra ordinary.”
– from Larry Carlat (Grief for Guys)
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