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The Role of Ritual Following a Major Loss

December 29, 2009 – 1:08 am | No Comment

Several years ago, I was watching news coverage following the crash of a passenger plane that killed all on board. The plane actually crashed into the ocean so over the next few days, survivor families …

Washing Diane’s Body: Caring at the Crossing

March 14, 2009 – 1:12 am | 2 Comments

By Nancy Manahan, Ph.D., and Becky Bohan. M.A. –
In our last Open to Hope posting, the extraordinary final moments of Diane’s death in Nancy’s arms were described. Here, Nancy recounts what happened immediately after Diane …

A Grieving Mother in the UK Reaches Out For Help in Her Grief

April 24, 2008 – 1:58 pm | No Comment

I am here in the UK, an intelligent,12 stepped councillor who always had all the answers until my only son, 21, died from a tragic accident on 13 March 2008…

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