A few weeks ago, it was my father’s birthday.  Although he died 38 years ago, his memory is always in my heart. And it is in these days — anniversaries, birthdays, Father’s Day – that his …

When faced with the death of my son, I grieved inwardly and mourned openly to others that my life was forever changed. Wanting to create a legacy of the beautiful child I would never hug …

Holidays and other special days are times that we miss our loved ones more acutely.  It is these family gatherings where everyone is joyful that make the void feel more enormous.  
After suffering through my first …

Today would have been my elder daughter’s birthday.  She was born on Thanksgiving Day decades ago.  The hospital staff was preparing a turkey dinner for the new mothers, and I was very aware of the tantalizing …

Of all the statements and spiritual platitudes quoted to me since my son, Daniel, died, the phrase that I hear most frequently makes me squirm the most. “You have got to get on with your …

Two a.m., Wednesday, March 17, 1979: a deathly knock on our front door disturbed the sleeping, and divided lives into two parts. Before Paul and after Paul.
I was sixteen. Paul was two months past his seventeenth birthday. His …

My birthday was yesterday and I love my birthday.  I think it is the one day of the year where you should be able to celebrate the way you want to and call your own …

I have to be honest with everyone.  I have been struggling all week knowing that Sunday was going to be here.  Sunday is usually a great day.  People everywhere sleep in, attend religious services, or …

A poem by?Genesse Bourdeau Gentry –??
Some of the nicest and most interesting
people I know were born in February.
So when she came?on Groundhog Day
I thought, Wow! How great is that!
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After her death,?the huge shadow of sorrow
that …

By Bernie Siegel –

By Tom Zuba –
My 18-month-old daughter Erin died suddenly on July 18, 1990.? Had she lived, we’d be preparing for her 20th birthday this January 2.? Even though I had grown up aware that children …

By Beverly Chantalle McManus — Whether it is the birthday of your spouse who has died, your wedding anniversary, or even the anniversary of the death, traumatic dates bring back so many memories, and also …

By Diana Doyle –
Until the year 2000, my life resembled a fairy tale.? I had a loving family, husband and an adorable two-year-old daughter.? Over the next three years, what seemed impossible back then, …

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?Today we remember Keith on his birthday.? We give thanks for the Gift of Keith.
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Please find time to enjoy the outdoors and say hello to Keith. (Look for dragonflies!)
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Keith’s Mom and Dad
The following is from an article posted on August 16, 2007 which?can be of help and comfort to other suicide survivors.? You might also [...]

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Prescription Drugs: Sibling Death From A Long-Term Addiction
Hosts:? Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley
With guest:? Rod Colvin
October 19, 2006
G:?Hello, I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley, with my co-host,
H;?Dr. Heidi Horsley.?
G:?Each week, we welcome …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Letters From My Son
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Mitch Carmody
April 27, 2006
G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you …