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Seventeen months ago our daughter died from the injuries she received in a car crash.? Since that tragic accident we have walked with grief every day.? We have also become a GRGs — grandparents raising grandchildren.? My husband and I are the legal guardians of 16-year-old, fraternal twins.? Raising them is our new life mission […]
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Writer Carol O’Dell explores her conflicting thoughts and feelings on the fifth Mother’s Day after her mom’s death
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My 32 year old son died in Sept 2007 and I have been trying to deal with my grief. I came across your grief blog recently and am pleased to be able to have access to someone with your background. In trying to find books and websites to help me, I am finding that there is only one “category” called child to talk about the grief a parent feels. Do you think that the grief and grieving is the same for the loss of a child versus and adult? I believe it is different and I am looking for help for the loss of an adult son.
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Mother’s day is a difficult day for all of us who have lost a child. This what I wrote tonight. May it bring peace to those of us who have lost a child and a new understanding to those who walk by our side.
Mother’s Day is a terrible day for those of us who have […]
It’s the simple things I miss about my mother.
Just two women shopping. Someone to be with. Someone who knows me better than I wanted her to.
Happy Mother’s Day, mom.
I’ll?always?miss you, and I’ll always carry you in my heart.
I hope you enjoy this excerpt from my book, Mothering Mother:
When I Miss Her
I miss Mother when I […]
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This June, my mother will celebrate her sixth anniversary “on the other side.”
I can hardly believe it’s been that long. I spent the first year in grief and rebuilding my life.
That’s normal, and you can’t rush it or fix it. It was more like two years, and that’s also “normal.”
That’s how long it takes to […]
Writer Gloria Lintermans explains the five time sequences of grief, and answers the question: When will I get through this?
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Writer Barbara Francis describes her spiritual struggle after the death of a close friend.
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No, you’re not.
Bad caregivers don’t seek out blogs on caregiving.
They don’t attend caregiving seminars and workshops.
They don’t worry about how they’re treating their loved ones.
Bad caregivers feel completely justified in their actions.
So, lay that aside.
If you lost your temper, it’s okay.
Make a plan on how to avoid it in the future.
Make a plan on how […]
We always think that happiness is “out there.”
When I get a new job, when I take vacation, when I lose 30 pounds, when…
Happiness is not that hard. We make it hard. Happiness is having new eyes. A fresh perspective.
After I moved my mother in with us to care for her, (she had Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s), […]
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