Doctor Esther Wender’ s 31-year-old son, Daniel, was killed in a skydiving accident in 1996. Nothing, including her career as a pediatrician, had prepared her for the devastation of that experience. In 200l Dr. Wender founded the Westchester (NY) County Chapter of TCF. Since retiring and moving to Washington state she has found an added calling that of teaching doctors and other health care providers about the impact of losing a child and the power of support groups. Dr. Wender has one surviving daughter, Sara, who has taught her a great deal about what it means for one’s sibling to die. E
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