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Real Men Do Cry – words from Eric Hipple

Posted on March 25, 2007 - by Abel Keogh

For those who didn’t get a chance to listen to the archives of the Eric Hipple. Heidi and I wanted to give you some of the special things he said on the show. Please listen to the March 15th archives and let us know what you thought. Gloria (see quotes below.For the entire transcript choose “Past Show Transcripts from the sidbar on the right) …our topic today is Real Men Do Cry and our guest is Eric Hipple. Eric Hipple was quarterback for the Detroit Lions from 1980-1989 and he lost his 15-year-old son, Jeff, to a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]

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Kudos From Kathy

Posted on March 25, 2007 - by admin

I have been catching up on some of your past shows, and what you and Heidi are doing is just so fantastic – you have done a wonderful, wonderful thing for all us grievers…I just love you to pieces, Gloria!? Thank you!? Cathy Seehuetter a past guest on Healing the Grieving Heart

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Sharing Infant Death Survivor Stories

Posted on March 23, 2007 - by Anne Hamilton

My son, Cayden passed away on Feb. 3rd in his seventh month. My husband and I are dealing with it o.k, however we have not been able to talk to anyone about it or anything. We have alot of people to talk too but none that have experianced what we have. We live in Hamilton, Ont. There is help for people that have lost young children, or babies to s.i.d.s, but our son was not a s.i.d.s. case. He died from choking on his own spit in his sleep. What I need help with is finding a web site that […]

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Poem: Wildflowers For Trevor

Posted on March 23, 2007 - by admin

I never thought Texas bluebonnets would make me cry They always were the signs of the beginnings of spring Late March, early April and your birthday would be coming April 5th, a time of anticipation and joy But today, I spotted them along the roadside and they made me cry I thought of all the photos you took of them In masses of blue and the pinks and oranges of Indian Paintbrushes So beautiful, you loved those photos you would sell Texas Bluebonnets lifted everyone’s spirits Signaling the start of our Texas spring Your photos capturing the essence of a […]

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Check Out The Amelia Center in Birmingham

Posted on March 22, 2007 - by admin

Heidi and I are very pleased that The Amelia Center in Birmingham, Al, that serves as a place of hope for grieving children, parents and families, has chosen to mention “Healing the Grieving Heart”? on their web page www.ameliacenter.org as a “New Resource”.? They mention that show archives can be found on The Compassionate Friends Website and that we have more than fifty archived shows.? We thank the Amelia center and wish them well in their upcoming 2007 Spring Bereavement workshop featuring as the main speaker Dr. Robert Neimeyer.? Check it out.? Heidi and I hope to attend.? Gloria

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How do I know if I have finished the grieving?

Posted on March 19, 2007 - by admin

Note:?below you will find a “real-life” email exchange that?be helpful to many, many of you.??The correspondence is exactly as it was sent and received.??? Hi dr’s gloria and heidi, i’m?george?from new jersey and i listen to your radio show archives, i find them very interesting and helpful. i lost both parent’s almost 4 years ago, mom lost her fight to breast cancer in september 2003, and my dad died 25 days later in october 2003. it was obviously very devestating, and i was the one (out of 5 kids) who lived closest to my parents and was able to devote […]

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“Space Between Breaths:” A documentary of hope after great losses

Posted on March 19, 2007 - by admin

Dear Fellow Travelers, Thought you might like a ?sneak preview? of ?Space Between Breaths.?? It is truly a documentary of hope after great losses.? Luther and Rosemary Smith have produced a documentary that explains grief from all aspects and then shows us how, like the phoenix, have come out of the ashes of loss to a place called ?hope.??? That space between breaths is where we all are now.? Where do we go from here?? The documentary will show where other parents have been and are ?going.? There are still tickets available for the premiere.? You may order tickets for […]

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About Thursday’s Healing the Grieving Heart

Posted on March 16, 2007 - by admin

Dear Listeners to Healing The Grieving Heart, ? Heidi and I and Voice America would like to apologize for the mix-up on the Thursday’s show.? We advertised the show as Eric Hipple and the engineers put up a pre-record of Bud Welch that was scheduled to be played in July.? The error was further compounded when Eric Hipple was played for the last fifteen minutes.? We appreciate you our listening audience and know you count on us to deliver what we advertise.? The Eric Hipple show will be played during the week on www.healthvoiceamerica.com and will then be archived on […]

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Dr. Heidi Speaks About the Divorce Rate among Bereaved Parents

Posted on March 16, 2007 - by admin

I was glad to see that Wayne Loder cited several studies done on behalf of Compassionate Friends showing that the divorce rate among bereaved parents is 12%-16%, far below the national average.  Further, I agree with my mom (Dr. Gloria) that grieving parents, do not need to be told that their marriage cannot survive a profound loss. However, I also think it is important to present the other side of this discussion, and to say to those of you that are divorced or are in the process of getting divorced, that in most cases this will not destroy or ruin […]

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Does God answer prayer? ASU research says ‘yes’

Posted on March 16, 2007 - by admin

Does God or some other type of transcendent entity answer prayer? The answer, according to a new Arizona State University study published in the March journal Research on Social Work Practice, is “yes.” ?David R. Hodge, an assistant professor of social work in the College of Human Services at Arizona State University , conducted a comprehensive analysis of 17 major studies on the effects of intercessory prayer ? or prayer that is offered for the benefit of another person ? among people with psychological or medical problems. He found a positive effect.

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