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The Compassionate Friends and TCF Foundation Announce $250,000 Challenge Grant

Posted on April 6, 2007 - by admin

An extraordinary $250,000 matching challenge ? made anonymously ?has been received by The Compassionate Friends means that all donations to the Foundation through July 22, 2007 (the final day of TCF?s National Conference in Oklahoma City) will be matched up to $250,000. ??? Normally the minimum gift to TCF Foundation is $5,000, but because of the matching funds from the grant, each gift of $2,500 or more will meet the minimum requirement during the grant period.

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Your child Scott, II is remembered today

Posted on April 4, 2007 - by admin

Dear Gloria, In these 23 years, just think how many lives you have touched and how much hope you have given to all of us?We all have to do something after our child?s death, and you have been the shining example for all of us. Scott will never be forgotten. Love from a fellow traveler, Dinah ? ?

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Dying Birthday Boys Wish – Let’s get the word out

Posted on April 4, 2007 - by admin

This is on all the major news stations right now and in newspapers – I heard The news broadcast last night…. BIRTHDAY BOY – Please Read (FROM JEFF at FRESH FM ) ( London radio station) There’s a little boy hoping for a very unique birthday gift this year.? He’s 7 and all he wants are cards. Shane Bernier was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia in 2004. He spends his days and nights at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario . He says he wants the card because he likes seeing his name on paper. His supporters say the cards are […]

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Posted on April 4, 2007 - by admin

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) would like to welcome you to the Survivor e-Network.? Through the Survivor e-Network, AFSP reaches out to survivors (and interested others) with periodic updates about resources for healing, conferences, educational programs, research developments, and advocacy opportunities. Too often, survivors feel alone and powerless as they struggle with their sorrow and questions. We hope the Survivor e-Network will provide both reassurance and information. Heal in your own way. Learn what you need to know. Get involved when you’re ready. Let us help. Take good care, Joanne Harpel, AFSP Director of Survivor Initiatives, and Ed […]

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Poem: Remembrance of Scott and Matthew

Posted on April 2, 2007 - by admin

Scott Preston Horsley II (1965-1983) Today is April 2nd.  Scott and Matthew were killed on this day one minute before Easter. That was 23 years ago.  It is hard to believe that the boys would be forty-one today.  We will always remember them with such love.  My friend Dinah Taylor sent me this wonderful poem.  Such love to care so much for others.  Dr. Gloria Dear Gloria, Remembrance You can shed tears that he is gone, Or you can smile because he has lived. You can close your eyes And pray that he’ll come back, Or you can open your […]

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A Poem in Memory of Stephan

Posted on March 31, 2007 - by admin

Covering the land? XVII. Greenland I seek, above all, in the wandering With sun’s warmth wasted on a stone, Is it almost honey, is it snow? I’ve drifted somewhat from the distant heart Winds blow sharp, what then? But snow has gathered there, has piled up, snoozing. A schoolgirl on vacation gapes, And M?re Chose’s square of world, even as they Of the matter of snow here. Both of us have grasped She stretches a hand toward the toothy sleeper Lucky the bell?still full and deep of throat, Although December’s frost killed the winter crop, At San Biagio, in the […]

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A New Webiste You Might Like to Check Out

Posted on March 29, 2007 - by admin

Gloria and Heidi… Congratulations on your new info outlets. Grace and peace. Charlie. Check out Charlie Walton’s new website at www.FreeStuffFromCharlie.com

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Are You Afraid to Cry? The Hidden Power of Tears

Posted on March 28, 2007 - by admin

Do you have the courage to cry? In my experience, a vast majority of people I encounter seem to suppress their tears because our culture deems crying in public as unacceptable.? I wonder how it is that if you and I are to fully encourage success in life that we can also discourage our emotional response to that life.? It seems to me that inhibiting tears somehow means that you?re strong and capable; unaffected by and disconnected from the influence of others.? What I’m suggesting is that to detach from others is to be invulnerable to one?s self; to be […]

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Grieving Infant Loss

Posted on March 27, 2007 - by admin

Dear Ruthanne, ? I am so very sorry about the loss of your son Cayden.?? Gloria Horsley asked if I could recommend anything that might help you in finding some support.? After the loss of our son Nicholas 10 years ago I relied heavily on reading everything I could regarding infant loss and grief in general and well as talking to others with infant losses as well.? There are several web sites that have numerous poems, articles, links, etc.? Most of them have chat room capabilities for people who have lost a baby.? The compassionate Friends has an infant loss […]

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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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