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Survivor?

  • Post author:Don Grignon
  • Post published:May 15, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child
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The master of ceremonies at the banquet for fallen heroes repeated his request for the third time for survivors to: “please stand up.”  Finally, I reluctantly stood.  It had been…

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6 Reasons Losing a Child Can Put Your Marriage at Risk

  • Post author:Lisa Schardein
  • Post published:April 10, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief
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Losing a child is so difficult that it often puts a married couple at a risk for divorce. There are several reasons for this:  1) The grief is so intense…

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Just a Day at the Gym or so I Thought…

  • Post author:Karen Buchanan
  • Post published:March 26, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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Recently I went to the gym to do my typical workout routine. I had a lot on my mind with work, family, grocery list etc…. But something made me stop,…

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Prayer Shawl

  • Post author:Karen Buchanan
  • Post published:March 20, 2019
  • Post category:Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief
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I am often asked, “What brought you comfort in the early days?” The same memory usually pops in my mind that I like to share. It was about a week…

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Find A Plane Please!

  • Post author:Karen Buchanan
  • Post published:March 13, 2019
  • Post category:Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Parent
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How do I tell my children that their father took his life? How will I find the words? These questions kept rolling through my mind over and over.. Praying again…

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It Doesn’t Grow On Trees

  • Post author:Karen Buchanan
  • Post published:March 8, 2019
  • Post category:Loss of a Spouse
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“I am a widow now.” I kept telling myself. What do I do next? It began to set in that I am now responsible for everything. All the decisions are…

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Advice & Mentoring

  • Post author:Beth Murphy
  • Post published:March 5, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief
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I began working at First Hour Grief Response several months ago and am learning so much about grief and its’ many faces.  It is impossible to describe it unless you’ve…

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Floating Clouds….(Brain fog)

  • Post author:Karen Buchanan
  • Post published:February 1, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief
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I was staring at a computer screen that I had seen many times before. My mind went “blank". A person was sitting across from me waiting to share her information…

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How to Deal with Anger When You’ve Lost a Loved One

  • Post author:Lisa Schardein
  • Post published:January 26, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief
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Anger is often a natural response to grief. It could be that your loss was unexpected and you didn’t get to say goodbye. Perhaps there is some unfinished business that…

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Leave It At The Front Door

  • Post author:Lisa Schardein
  • Post published:January 19, 2019
  • Post category:About Grief/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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A recent meeting with a client reminded me of the enormous support our family received after Ben passed away. There was so much food and some amazingly thoughtful gifts like…

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