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 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 in 2007, 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 single English 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 word lossent as an easy way of letting others know that I’d been through a very significant life experience without offering any other details.
~ Lisa tomei

“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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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.

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.