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Grieving Loss in the LGBT Community

Posted on December 17, 2008 - by Gloria Lintermans

By Gloria Lintermans & Marilyn Stolzman, Ph.D., L.M.F.T. — The pain of grieving is there for all losses, whether spouse or lover. A partnership transcends labels and roles and one’s partner is primary when a strong bond exists. Regardless of how the relationship is named, the pain of loss requires healing. In life, we may be exposed to mini losses several times before a major loss presents itself. We deal with it and even understand it to a small degree. Yet, we are not schooled in loss or prepared for it in life, so when we experience a larger loss […]

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Reflections on a Suicide on the Internet

Posted on December 16, 2008 - by Norman Fried

By Norman Fried —

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The Phoenix

Posted on December 15, 2008 - by admin

The Phoenix: I sit here alone. My husband, 40 years of age and in the prime of his life ended his life last year by suicide. I feel like I am just beginning to emerge from some dark fog that has held my heart, soul and mind prisoner. Today, I sit alone, one child away on a date, one at a friend’s house. A few years back I could have never imagined this would be my life, but here I am alone. I have often referred to my life on this journey of grief as being thrown in a fire. […]

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Emotions of a Diagnosis

Posted on December 15, 2008 - by Lisa Buell

By Lisa Buell —

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My Life, Seven Years After Her Suicide

Posted on December 14, 2008 - by Abel Keogh

By Abel Keogh —

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Home Free: The Dying Moment

Posted on December 13, 2008 - by Nancy Manahan & Becky Bohan

By Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan —

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I Lost My Daughter

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

From The Grief Blog, March 27, 2008 I lost my daughter Lanai on March 9, 2008. She would have been my first. I miss her so much and it hurts. I know that I will get through it but dealing with this alone has been extremely difficult. I find comfort in reading everyone’s comments to each other and praying. I know that she is in a special place and watches over me every day. Although I was only 4 months along, I fell in love with her the first moment that I was pregnant. When my water broke I feel […]

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How Do I Help My Niece – Her Baby Was Stillborn

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

From The Grief Blog, May 14, 2008 My niece, suzanne, gave birth Monday, May 12, 2008 to a 6 lb 8 oz little boy. The baby was stillborn. Her pregnancy was fine and she had been to the doctor the previous Friday. Baby’s heart beat was strong and she discussed inducing labor with her doctor. They scheduled it for Saturday, May 17th. On Sunday she started to feel not so well and put a call into her doctor. She was given an appt. for the next morning. During her visit they were not able to hear a heartbeat so they did […]

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Poem: I Dreamed Today

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

I DREAMED TODAY, of a little one being born, with ten little toes, ten little fingers and a pug little nose, AND I PRAYED. I DREAMED TODAY, that my little one opened her eyes and noticed that I was her mom, and she looked at me with such a smile and eyes so bright it took my breath away, AND I PRAYED. I DREAMED TODAY that I cooed and tickled my little one and hoped that this feeling of undying love we shared would never end so that I could forever hear my little ones’ laughter, AND I PRAYED. I […]

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A Death on “Black Friday”: What is Our Moral Imperative?

Posted on December 11, 2008 - by Norman Fried

By Norman Fried — On November 28, a Wal-Mart store clerk in Valley Stream, New York, was killed after throngs of  Black Friday  shoppers broke down the front doors and trampled over him as they rushed in, searching for post-Thanksgiving Day bargains. The Associated Press reports that the impatient crowd knocked the man to the ground as he opened the store at 5 AM, leaving a metal piece of the door frame hanging “like an accordion.” When told by store personnel that an employee had been killed and that everyone must leave, members of the crowd responded with: “We’ve been […]

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