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Michele Longo Eder: Dealing With Loss and Survival
June 4, 2009
Michele Longo Eder shares her journey after the tragic loss of her son. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Michele-Longo-Eder-060409.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Grief Journaling: Don’t Let a Blank Page Scare You
June 3, 2009
By Harriet Hodgson — A blank journal page or computer screen can be intimidating. But this thought did not enter my head after my daughter and father-in-law died the same weekend. Journaling was the only way I could cope. It helped me cope then and continued to help me when my brother died eight weeks later and when my former son-in-law died a few months after that. Four losses in nine months made? journaling more important than ever. Bob Deits discusses journaling in his book, “Life After Loss.” Over time, you will see the importance of daily entries, he notes, […]
Taking Care of Relationships After a Child’s Death
June 2, 2009
by Lisa Buell Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers, a time to celebrate our passion for one another. But what happens after our child has died? Our innocence is lost and it takes every ounce of strength to be civil or even interested in what our partners are saying. What happens when our psychological energy is consumed with the memories of our child and it is taking everything we have just to get through the day? What happens when we can barely look at our spouse because it reminds us of the dream that was our life, a dream […]
Knitting Circle Gives Hope To Author
May 30, 2009
by Sandy Fox I just got done reading The Knitting Circle, Ann Hood’s moving account of how a grieving mother survives the loss of her only daughter from an illness. Although the book is fictional, it parallels Hood’s own loss of her daughter and how joining a knitting circle saved her life. This book was written before her latest book, “Comfort” which I reviewed a while back, but is well-worth the sitting down in a comfortable chair and reading. It is a book that is simple in its words, understandable in it’s grief and acutely moving as it shows you […]
Alice Wisler: The Power of Grief
May 28, 2009
Author Alice Wisler has shared her journey with other parents through her cookbooks and her writing. Alice’s bio. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2009/05/Alice_Wisler_052809.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Grief Goes to Work: Part One
May 26, 2009
By Patrick T. Malone — Jack Gordon, former president of the Hospice Foundation of America, once said: “In a very real sense in our society, the workplace has become a kind of extended family. Businesses have responded to the changing needs of American families by adding programs that reflect this connection between work and life. Flexible work schedules, onsite childcare, and support for employees caring for aged parents or other loved ones are just a few of the initiatives reflecting those changes. It follows then that grief and bereavement affect the workplace as well.” I am the father of four […]
Poem: This Memorial Day
May 24, 2009
By Mitch Carmody — Do not bring flowers to my grave and weep I did not die I do not sleep Lament not at my passing with tears upon my stone I do not lay beneath the sod and you are not alone Bouquets of flowers will not bring me back my voice cannot be heard look for me upon the wind in the song of a singing bird I now reside within your heart you must live my life for me your head, your heart, your hands have now become my legacy Allow my heart to beat in concert […]
Memorial Day Reminds Us to Work for Peace
May 22, 2009
By Pamela Prime — This Memorial Day is once again a significant and special day to remember our soldiers who have offered their lives for our well-being and the well-being of the world. As our soldiers continue to be sent to the Middle East and elsewhere, we must continue to support them with our love and our prayers regardless of how we feel about war. I have a friend, Dr. John, who is now in Afghanistan. He is an orthopedic surgeon who has given seven months of his life to support the healing of our soldiers through surgery but also […]
Jane Galbraith: Hospice, Facing Loss and Recovery
May 21, 2009
Jane talks about the baby boomers, end of life, and finding hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Jane-Galbraith-052109.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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