Naomi Cole of Wayne, Mich., can still close her eyes and hear her mother’s reaction the moment her parents were notified that her brother had been killed. He was the same brother who returned after being …

Respondent
Laura Slap-Shelton was widowed at the age of 35 in 1991. Her first husband died suddenly leaving her with their 13 month old daughter. Being a psychologist, Laura assumed after the first week of her …

I have a suggestion for all bereaved parents to call up positive memories of your child.
First you need to find a quiet place in your home with no distractions, sit in a comfortable chair and …

My mother, Sadie B. Roberts, died on March 11, 1994 at the age of 77, due to complications arising from a massive bacterial infection. She died less than 24 hours after being admitted to the …

Incredible things are heard when nobody thinks you’re listening. Recently, in downtown San Francisco, I was walking behind a 20-something–year-old couple. They were forced to reduce their fast pace as they approached an elderly man …

If you lost a parent between the ages of 3-17 and are now over the age of 18, you are eligible for a one-time paid group interview in New York. Contact rabinow@gmail.com for more details.
Jessica …

Death is a difficult and sensitive topic to discuss with children. So often adults feel at a loss for words. Without knowing what to say or how to say it, many parents and professionals avoid …

It doesn’t matter
What age you are.
When a loved one dies
It’s very, very hard.
I was sweet sixteen
When my brother died.
I shut down
Never once, did I cry.
Over the years
I’ve learned to accept.
As a man, a soldier
He fought …

Guest: Richard Dew
Dr. Richard Dew’s youngest son, Bradley, was murdered at the age of 21. After two trials and nine parole hearings Richard is well acquainted with the problems families face including recognizing the difference …

Most children who have a sibling die due to a pregnancy loss or stillbirth, or in the first few months of life, will experience a grief reaction.  However, often times, their grief is overlooked or …

1st guest:  Jean Regan
Jean Regan’s son John died of a drug overdose in 2005 at the age of nineteen leaving a sister, Jane.  Jean wrote ALWAYS MY BROTHER, a book to support her daughter and …

1st  Guest:  Julie Lange – Loss of a child through Substance Abuse
Julie Lange lost her youngest son, Justin, at age 16, in 1993 to suffocation while sniffing nitrous oxide.  Her story is a healing journey …

By Jack Cain –??
Someone has died, or you have experienced some other devastating loss, and grief has virtually taken over your life. It arrives in towering waves that engulf and own you, all at once. …

By – Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT
Question: I very sadly had to euthanize my wonderful dog of 8 years last night.  She has been with me with so many other losses and helped me through.  Now …

By Linda Pountney —
I was taken captive by life and death at the age of twenty-one.
My identical twin sister Paula and I faced life together for twenty-one years. We never imagined life without the …

by Sandy Fox
Thanks to a cornea transplant, Jason was able to see again for the first time in 31 years; at the age of 39, a kidney transplant saved David’s life; for Richard, a bone …