SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE
When my friend Cora attended her first grief group meeting, she entered with long-felt emotions of dread and anxiety. She had no idea what to expect from these folks, and…
The Dreaded Day
As the dreaded day grows closer, I am struck by the thought that it never feels the same from year to year. I always enter the month with added anxiety…
IMPACT OTHERS
He stood there, nervous and unsure of what would happen next. My friend, Chris, had just given a speech about how he contends with the loss of his wife, and…
I WANT MORE!
Just like a spoiled child, I screamed those words into the universe, not sure if anyone, including God was listening. It had been a trying day, one filled with so many…
SUICIDE—An Interview
I cannot begin to understand what you are going through, if the person you love died by suicide. I am not trained in the mental health field, so my words…
Grief’s Impact on Relationships
There are few things more damaging to a relationship than the death of someone very close to us. Our brains literally go into shock, causing a physical shift that we…
New Year, Same Grief
When we experience the death of someone we love, it seems that the days go by slow, but the weeks and months fly by. Does that make sense to anyone…
The Regular Good Cry
There are times when I have to hurt. I MUST succumb to a good cry. It can’t be helped. No matter how valiant and strong I want to be, some…
Poem: Web of Sorrow
There is still part of me that just doesn’t believe it’s possible. How can my dear one be gone? How can a person so full of life, warmth, and possibility,…
Designed to Mend
When I was newly married, just 21 years old, I was involved in a single car accident that left me pretty banged up and with a concussion. It was New…