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Widow’s Friends Disown Her After She Finds New Love

Posted on December 9, 2008 - by admin

Anne writes: I lost my dad and husband within a week of each other?three years ago, and life has been a battle. My dearest friends (a couple that my husband and I used to do everything with) won’t accept the fact I am seeing another man and have been for nearly two years. The husband told me the other day never to come back and see them. I have given them space and continue to love and support them, Please help. I am just so sad about it. I have tried talking to them but they won’t. I am also their daughter’s godmother and she is heart-broken her parents are doing this. Help me.

Poem: ‘I Gotta Believe in Something’

Posted on December 9, 2008 - by Cidny Bullens

I GOTTA BELIEVE IN SOMETHING

Caregivers and Happiness: An Oxymoron?

Posted on December 8, 2008 - by Carol O'Dell

Do caregivers struggle with the concept of happiness? People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln. I find it pretty amazing that this quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln. He didn’t exactly have a cushy life. According to today’s standards of what qualifies as a “good life,” Abraham Lincoln’s journey would not be considered an easy one–then or now. And yet, we all owe him a great debt. He held America together and changed the course of history. His words and example still inspire us today. Happiness is a lot about choice. It’s a […]

How to Help a Young Adult With Loss of a Parent

Posted on December 8, 2008 - by Emily McManus

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Remembering the Good and Bad About a Deceased Spouse

Posted on December 7, 2008 - by Mie Elmhirst

By Mie Elmhirst — ?

How Yoga Can Help After a Loss

Posted on December 6, 2008 - by Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki

By Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki — ?

Organ Donation Eases Survivors’ Pain

Posted on December 5, 2008 - by Reg Green

By Reg Green —

Ideas for Widows or Widowers with Teenagers who are Grieving the Loss of their Parent

Posted on December 4, 2008 - by Beverly Chantalle McManus

This week’s column was written by my 24-year-old daughter Emily. I had asked her for suggestions for widows or widowers with teenagers who are grieving the loss of their parent, at the same time the surviving parent is grieving the loss of spouse. My father died nearly six years ago of esophageal cancer, when I was 18 and in my first year of college. Looking back on that time, I feel as though it happened both yesterday and decades ago. Death acts as a supernova to memories; seconds stand crystal clear illumined while whole weeks are a […]

The ‘Memories’ Christmas Tree

Posted on December 3, 2008 - by Debra Reagan

By Debra Reagan —

Bereaved Mother: ‘Why Can’t I Cry?

Posted on December 2, 2008 - by Neil Chethik

Sherry writes in: I’m not sure what to say, but feel compelled to write something. My 38-year-old daughter, Colleen, died May 20, 2008. I spoke to her that morning. She was feeling better than she had for two weeks. I was in another state with my younger daughter. She and her husband were to adopt a child and I was helping with the their two small boys. Less than three hours later, my husband called and said Colleen is gone. She died of an asthma attack. She had asthma all of her life and felt she could handle any situation. Her […]