Thru the years we had our ups and downs. Then stigma people put on some for being addicted to drug is horrible. My son had gotten “clean” but then relapsed […]
Open to Hope
My Aaron
Monday, February 28, 2011
Death of a Spouse, Special Topics
Widow Vows Not to Become Bitter
There is one thing that I am vehement about, and that is I do not want to become a bitter old woman. I see so many widows who become bitter […]
Death of a Spouse
Returning Home After Seven Years of Widowhood
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Like the prodigal son, we go to far-flung places when we are grieving. We may splurge on time alone or insist on being with others continuously. We may splurge on […]
Death of a Parent
Childhood Grief Can Emerge Decades Later
A woman came into my office yesterday. She looked exhausted, and explained that she wanted to consult with me about her 91-year-old mother who had recently been diagnosed with early […]
Death of a Child, Special Topics
‘Stumbling in the Darkness’ After Loss of Daughter
Saturday, February 26, 2011
As I sat there in the waiting room of the oily garage just outside of Sevierville, TN, anticipating the very long drive home to Florida, my 18-year-old daughter was flipping […]
Death of a Child
Wondering About the Dreams of a Lost Child
THE BEREAVED – May Williams Ward In the next room, in the low chair, In the soft dark, are you there? I do not ask it when sun is laid […]
Death of a Child
‘Moving Forward’ After the Death of a Child
Friday, February 25, 2011
I’ve often wondered what the recipe included when mothers were created. Part superhero, part superhuman, “moms” surely have many ingredients: one wrist that can test the temperature of baby formula, […]
Death of a Child
The Days of New Normal After a Son’s Suicide
Five years after my son’s suicide, I stood at my picture window and smiled at the snowbirds that hovered around the feeder. They spit fluff from the seeds and it […]
Death of a Child
The Highway of Life: Get Back on the Bus!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The bus stopped for you at GRIEF, and as you stepped off, you sank into an abyss of pain and sorrow, like nothing you had experienced before. You don’t have […]
Open to Hope
Always Counting: Anniversary of a Daughter’s Death
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Today is the fourth anniversary of my daughter’s death. I’ve been dreading this day for several weeks because it reminds me, yet again, of the finality of loss. It also […]
