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January 25, 2007: Joining in Memory of Jim – Dinah Taylor

Posted on January 25, 2007 - by admin

JANUARY 25, 2007 – JOINING IN MEMORY OF JIM – DINAH TAYLOR:? Dinah and her husband, Dr. James Taylor, president of the University of Cumberlands, Williamsburg Kentucky, lost their only child, Young Jim, in May of 1991 in an automobile accident.? After Jim’s death, Dinah honored him by contacting and supporting other parents who had lost children.? Dinah has a strong desire that the community remembered the deceased children of Williamsburg.? For ten years following Jim’s death, Dinah and her husband sponsored a bereavement conference at the University.? The conference was called J.I.M.’s picnic (Joining In Memory).? Join us on […]

Coping with the Loss of a Loved One

Posted on January 24, 2007 - by admin

When you have suffered the loss of a loved one, you may feel quite hopeless and life may seem to have lost its meaning. These feelings may last for months or years. Grieving is a completely individual process, there is no right way or wrong way to mourn the loss of those you love. However, there are several measures that can be taken which may help you cope through the darkest days.

LOSS: When the Heart Heals…A Widow’s Story

Posted on January 24, 2007 - by Abel Keogh

At this point, widowed for about 18 months, I met Hal the night I attended my last bereavement support group meeting. I was instantly attracted to his energy. We seemed to have a lot in common, both professionally and emotionally. I gave him my business card with the knowing feeling that he would call, but I had no idea if it would be in a week or a year. I hold a life’s philosophy that things happen when they should.

Moving On With Life

Posted on January 22, 2007 - by admin

Sometimes life has the habit of kicking us in the teeth, perhaps through no fault of our own. Things gets tough and we have periods of sorrow and hurt, this could be the death of a loved one, a breakup of relationships or sickness. We have two options to dealing with what life throws at us and these are to give up and go into depression or to accept whatever happens in life and then move on with our lives, if we make the right choice then we grieve of course, then pick ourselves up and move on with our […]

LOSS and LOVE: Love Revisited…Helpful Do’s & Don’ts for the Widow/Widower Embracing New Love

Posted on January 20, 2007 - by

Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a new relationship that includes a commitment to sharing your lives? Can we overlap our loving and our grieving? The answer is aprofound: YES! But, to smooth the path, keep these helpful Dos and Donts in mind:

For the New Widow — What We Worry About

Posted on January 19, 2007 - by

We are alone. And we worry about that. We worry we will die alone. We buried our life partner. And now we worry about who will bury us? Who will walk our dogs, who will feed our cats when we’re gone?

Lorraine Ash – 9AM PST – 12 Noon EST – January 18th

Posted on January 18, 2007 - by admin

Lorraine Ash, 46, author of Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing, has been a full-time journalist since 1982, the year she earned her master’s degree at Fordham University in the Bronx. A native New Jerseyan, she began her newspaper career in her home state and has remained there, currently writing for the Daily Record in Parsippany, New Jersey. Her feature articles and series, particularly on women’s issues as well as physical and mental health, have won national, state, and regional awards and appeared in daily newspapers across the country. Lorraine, a member of The International Women’s […]

LOSS: When Half Of A Whole Feels Like Zero…Excerpted from The Healing Power Of Grief

Posted on January 17, 2007 - by Gloria Lintermans

The mental fog that had sheltered me emotionally during those first four months after my husband?s death is slowly, and painfully, beginning to clear. Coincidently, this occurs just as the world around me appears to need me to get out and on with my life. And so, I?m finding that this is an important time in my mourning because with my newfound awareness comes the need to take a stand, to ?own? my grieving

For the New Widow: Ten Tips To Help Her Survive…After the Funeral

Posted on January 17, 2007 - by Linda Della-Donna

You?re home now. A short while ago you stood over a hole in the earth. You blew a kiss, tossed a rose, sprinkled a shovelful of dirt over a casket, and said goodbye to your husband, your soul mate, the best friend you ever had. As you move about greeting hungry strangers, someone whispers that the woman wandering about with mayonnaise on her chin is your mother?s sister?s next door neighbor?s cousin?s dog?s pet sitter. It is a scene right out of Star Wars, the one in the bar, and you feel trapped

I am Krystal’s eldest sister (Kina Long-Rewis), and this is the victim impact statement that I read to the judge (at the sentencing hearing):

Posted on January 16, 2007 - by admin

I am Krystal’s eldest sister (Kina Long-Rewis), and this is the victim impact statement that I read to the judge (at the sentencing hearing): – – – – – To The Honorable Judge Dearing, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share how the death of my sister, Krystal Long-Duss, has affected my life. I will try my best to find the words that properly describe the pain I am feeling for the tremendous loss of my little sister. For over eighteen months now; I have tried so hard to make sense of this situation, but I […]