Open to Hope

After Miscarriage, Husband Wonders When It’s Time to Try Again

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Dear Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi, My wife, who is 35, miscarried after two months. It has been four months and she is still talking about the baby and is stressed about getting pregnant again. Is this normal? I just think we should get on with it and try again. We aren’t getting any younger. Sincerely, Ron from Ft. Lauderdale Gloria and Heidi respond: Dear Ron: We are so sorry to hear about both your loss and your wife’s loss. Miscarriage is often unacknowledged by society, yet it is a very real and painful loss. We are always impressed when […]

Death of a Parent, Special Topics, Your Grief

How Should You Celebrate the Anniversary of a Loved One’s Passing?

Monday, June 23, 2008

Anniversaries that mark the day our loved one’s passed away can be tough days.
You think about it weeks leading up to it–dread the day.
Your body seems to remember even before your mind.
Athletes call this muscle memory–
“Muscle memory can best be described as a type of movement with which the muscles become familiar over time. For […]

Death of a Parent, Special Topics, Your Grief

Is Your Elder Loved One Considering Suicide? Warning Signs

Don’t think it can’t happen.
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Elder suicide rates?are up in the United States and it usually start with depression–also a major factor in the elderly.
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It’s a deadly combination–life debilitating illness, loss of spouse, career, a terminal diagnosis, medications all?exasperate the situation.
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But it’s not the way we want it to end.
It’s not the […]