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Dear Heidi,

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

Dear Heidi, You may use anything that I have sent you on your blog. I am honored that you would like to use it. If you can wait a day […]

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Wow Jo Ann,

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

Wow Jo Ann: What a powerful and moving e-mail. Thank-you so much for sharing so much of yourself and your daughter Krystal with me. I can’t even imagine the pain […]

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Krystal’s Slide Show and Victim Impact Statement

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

Honorable Judge Dearing, My name is Jo Ann Webb. I am Krystal Duss’ mother. How can I give you a glimpse of the unspeakable, unthinkable, unimaginable despair, pain, suffering and […]

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Dear Heidi,

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

Thank you so much for replying to my email. Your reply means a lot to me because I can only imagine how busy you must be with your professor schedule, […]

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Dear Jo Ann,

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

I just received your e-mail and wanted to first say how sorry my mom and I are to hear about the murder of your daughter Krystal. How horrible for everyone […]

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Dear Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi,

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

Dear Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi, First of all I would like to thank you for your program Healing the Grieving Heart. I listen to it each week and it […]

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Refilling The Hole of Loss

Posted on January 15, 2007 - by admin

The truth of celebration is there often is a bittersweet element to it. Someone may be missing this year in the celebration. The last Christmas my family had with my […]

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Dear Friend of GriefWorks,

Posted on January 14, 2007 - by admin

Dear Friend of GriefWorks, As the New Year gets underway, I want to remind you that GriefWorks is offering a six-week “Family Night Series” from 6:15-8:15 p.m., beginning January 18. […]

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For Widows Only — Three Secret Things To Guide You

Posted on January 14, 2007 - by

You’re home now — From the cemetery — Just closed the door on an endless line of well-wishing-filled-with-advice strangers who didn’t know what to say but talked endlessly anyway, and […]

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For Widows Only — Three Secret Things To Guide You

Posted on January 14, 2007 - by admin

You’re home now — From the cemetery — Just closed the door on an endless line of well-wishing-filled-with-advice strangers who didn’t know what to say but talked endlessly anyway, and […]

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