The second Now Childless Conference is in the planning stages for April 20-22, 2007, at The Inn at Pima in Scottsdale, AZ. To encourage those of you still needing to make a decision as to whether you will attend the Conference, I want to give you some additional information that may help in that decision-making.
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Thank you for your e-mail and for joining us on our blog. We were very sorry to hear of the loss of you first child. We know how devastating it is to have our children die as we have such hopes, dreams and plans for them. Many women tell us of their concerns regarding their husbands responses to loss. It sounds like you have really made sure that he has had medical evaluation. Since we do not know him and have not seen him we have suggestions that we believe could impact you as a couple. We would first suggest […]
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Dear Ms. Ruff, I am looking for help for my husband. Nearly 3 years ago, our first child died at 39.5 weeks of my pregnancy. The cause of her death is unknown. She looked so perfect…so beautiful. Of course, I do not have to explain to you the torment and torture that the death of a child brings to the very existence of the parent’s lives. A very important thing to mention is that 13 months after our first baby daughter died, we were blessed with a second baby daugther healthy and alive…she’s now almost 2 years old. I know […]
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I am a suicide survivor. I am also a Christian. This article explains how anyone, but especially people of faith, can survive or help others to survive the tragedy of a suicidal death of a family member or close friend. My father committed suicide with an overdose of prescription medicine taken in conjunction with alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant that exacerbates suicidal tendencies in those who are prone to such self-destructive acts. I was 16 years old at the time. I was wrongly ashamed of my father’s suicide for most of my life. In fact, that feeling of shame is […]
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I am a suicide survivor. I am also a Christian. This article explains how anyone, but especially people of faith, can survive or help others to survive the tragedy of a suicidal death of a family member or close friend. My father committed suicide with an overdose of prescription medicine taken in conjunction with alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant that exacerbates suicidal tendencies in those who are prone to such self-destructive acts. I was 16 years old at the time. I was wrongly ashamed of my father?s suicide for most of my life. In fact, that feeling of shame is […]
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While it’s normal to bust out crying when you least expect it, and it’s okay to toast your new found freedom, remind yourself, though you may feel on top of the world one moment, on the slippery slope of grief, it’s not unusual to take one step forward and slide two steps back.
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It?s the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month. The cat?s in the cradle and the dog?s in the yard. Or, is it the other way around? You peel one last sticky stamp off a roll, place it on one last envelope, breathe one soft sigh of relief and like a kid with a cupcake, you congratulate yourself for getting through — One more day, one more week, one more month, maybe one more year — Without Him.
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Your husband is dead. It is your first thought in the morning as you get out of bed and your last thought at the end of the day. You sleep alone. You sit at the breakfast table sipping coffee alone, and stare at an empty chair. Change is difficult and you wonder can you accept the hand life has dealt you.
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Your husband is dead. It is your first thought in the morning as you get out of bed and your last thought at the end of the day. You sleep alone. You sit at the breakfast table sipping coffee alone, and stare at an empty chair. Change is difficult and you wonder can you accept the hand life has dealt you. You can. You will. Think new deck of cards. Think one card at a time.
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Things looking bleak? When milestone days approach, a holiday, a birthday or deathday, do your emotions tumble downhill as you struggle with lonely, depressing efforts to hold back your feelings? Is the one you really want with someone else, or did he or she pass away, yet you hunger and yearn for whom is missing? Do you have to push away painful memories just to get through the day and that takes all your concentration and
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