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Orange County Teen Uses Her Grief Journey To Help Other Children Experiencing Loss

Sophia Donald lost her father, Jerry, when she was 5 years old.

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November 11, 2026 / 6:34 PM PST

An Orange County teenager is helping other kids experiencing loss by drawing on her own grief journey to create a nonprofit program that uses grief-based crafts and physical games to help with healing.

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Sophia Donald lost her father, Jerry, when she was 5 years old. He suffered a heart attack during a business trip and never came home.

She's now 17. Three years ago, she published a grief workbook called "Lemons to Lemonade." That grew into a nonprofit program hosting free summer camps and monthly peer meetups

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