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I Didn’t Get to Say Goodbye
June 3, 2008
What a difference a year makes. Last year this time I was planning a wedding, making plans to move my daughter and I 16 hours away from our friends and family to IN, completely in love with a wonderful man. Now today I am trying to gracefully survive a tremendous loss.
In 2006, my first love […]
Struggling with Death of Son-in-Law
May 24, 2008
I was wondering if someone out there could help me to understand or help my daughter (Jacquie). My son-in-law Clinton passed away from melanoma cancer in June of 2006. They together had 3 children and were very much in love with each other. Clinton was 36 years old and a very wonderful husband, father and […]
Poem: My Third Child is Grief
May 21, 2008
My Third Child Is Grief
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It?s been three years since my husband suddenly left this earth in the middle of the night.
Jack and I had two children, they are growing and maturing beyond our hopes and dreams.
I?m kept busy guiding and participating in their lives but something else was going on interfering, interrupting […]
Dreams of the Deceased
May 13, 2008
Writer Luellen Hoffman explains why she began studying those who dream about their deceased loved ones
Tammy Stoner: Healing After the Death of a Husband
April 17, 2008
Tammy Stoner developed the Teddy Bear Technique after the sudden death of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Tammy_Stoner_041708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Beverly McManus: Too Young to Be a Widow
March 27, 2008
After Beverly McManus’ husband died unexpectedly she was left a single mother of two with a demanding job; she shares how she coped and what Father Padraig’s support groups did to help her. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/McManus-Greene-032708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Marilyn Stolzman and Gloria Lintermans: The Healing Power of Grief after the Loss of a Spouse
February 28, 2008
Marilyn Stolzman and Gloria Lintermans discuss loss and healing. Marilyn is director of the non-profit group HOPE in Los Angeles, CA. Gloria is a widow and talks about how her life changed through the help of the support group HOPE. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Marilyn_Stolzman_&_Gloria_Lintermans_022808.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Tom Zuba: Dealing with Multiple Losses
January 2, 2008
Tom Zuba talks about dealing with multiple deaths. He lost a brother, two children and a wife. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Tom-Zuba.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Linda Della Donna; Getting Through the Holidays Withoout a Spouse
December 20, 2007
Linda is a freelance writer who supports new widows through the grief process. She writes about death, dying and cancer from the heart. She writes a blog especially for widows. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/Linda-Della-Donna-122007.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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