Marking Children's Grief Awareness Month with Montreal foundation

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Marking Children's Grief Awareness Month with Montreal foundation

"Grief cannot be seen, so there's no scar on a child's face," says Jon Reider, founder and CEO of Myra’s Kids Foundation, marking the start of Children's Grief Awareness Month with the premiere of a documentary at Montreal's Westmount High School.

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