Healing
Life Perspectives
R
HONORING
MARGOT KYD
ecent
Mother’s and
Father’s Day
celebrations
can be a
particularly painful time for
men and women who have
experienced a reproductive
loss. Whether that loss
– through miscarriage,
stillbirth, infertility or abortion
occurred recently or years
ago, many silently mourn
missing members of their
families. The lack of cultural
acknowledgement of their
loss can unnecessarily
prolong the grieving process
and even lead to mental
health problems. Certainly,
each person’s experience is
unique, and with more than
two million losses occurring
through miscarriage and
abortion alone in the
United States each year,
the variability is enormous.
However, in most cases,
people long for their loss
to be acknowledged, their
children to be remembered,
and to have the ability to
process the experience.
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Life Perspectives, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, works towards helping anyone who is
hurting. Not only does Life Perspectives provide healing resources for those directly affected,
but also offers specialized training and guidance for family, friends, and health professionals
who want to learn how to help in a caring and beneficial way.
Founded in San Diego in 2000, the organization continues to grow as the demand for
this type of help increases across the country. Margot Kyd, a retired utility company
representative and a Life Perspectives’ board member and past board chair, is a key
contributor to this growth. She began her involvement with the organization in 2003 and was
recently honored as the first recipient of the Igniting Hope Award at the Life Perspectives’
Annual Spring Reception at the Prado in Balboa Park.