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It Is Inevitable

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 1, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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Sleep...why do you elude me?   I haven’t slept through the night since my eldest, Levi, was born over 26 years ago. I guess it’s a mom/worry/“what if they need…

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Never Normal

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 26, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Loss of a Child
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I’ve seen a number of memes and posts the last couple of weeks about how a year ago, it was the last week of things being “normal,” pre-c@vid19.  The world…

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A Matter of Time

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 19, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child
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I’ve often heard the quote “time heals all wounds.”  Before I experienced the death of my beloved son, I probably would have agreed with this, to a degree. As we mature and…

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Grief “Recovery?”

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 8, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child
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When we hear the word “recovery,” we probably think about someone who is doing better after a long illness, or possibly someone in a 12 step program, who is progressing…

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All The Feelings

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 21, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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If there is one thing I have learned so far on this journey, it is that grief is fluid. What I mean is that my feelings can range from deciding…

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All The Stuff!

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 12, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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When my grandparents passed away in the late 80s, and my parents more than 10 years ago, I inherited a couple of pieces of furniture that belonged to my grandparents,…

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Can I Forgive?

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 5, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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We never know what the day may hold, do we?   When I was 18 years old, getting ready to graduate from high school, anticipating my future life with excitement, a…

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Grief upon Grief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 1, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Today, I just can’t... It’s one of those days where it all culminates and puts me into an almost paralyzed state.    Compounded grief—ever heard of it?   The definition of…

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Letting Others In

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 15, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Parent
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I love to read. I thank my dear mother, who passed away in 2008, for instilling that adoration in me. She would go to the library and check out at…

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Calm Down, Move On, Get Over It?

  • Post author:Debbie Brodfuehrer
  • Post published:September 19, 2020
  • Post category:About Grief/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Unexpectedly losing a loved one is hard to understand if you haven’t been through it yourself. It’s hard to describe but I’ll try using a scene from Jaws. I was…

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