I have used many analogies and metaphors to describe my grief journey in the seven years since my daughter Jeannine died.  During my early grief, I frequently described feeling ,on a good day, like I …

Question from a Reader:  I don’t know where or how to start. I lost a beloved dog a month ago. My other dog is critically ill. I lost a very good friend earlier this year. …

Utica, NY – The All-Inclusive Care for Children Coalition will host “Beyond Words: Redefining Loss through Creative Approaches,” a daylong conference exploring creative approaches to assisting individuals and families coping with loss, on September 17, …

Ed Gray’s grieving process was triggered by deaths of both parents and taking care of his wife who died of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Writing poetry helped Ed to distill his experience down to its essence. …

Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones is now available. Using over a decade of experience as a spiritual and bereavement counselor, author Kevin Quiles, M.Div. — who is an Open to Hope contributing …

As the world pulls together to deliver physical necessities such as food, water and shelter, we must remember to respond to the emotional healing that is needed nationwide in Haiti as well. 
Following the earthquake, the …

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 …

Nobody knows how many Haitians were killed in the earthquake. The current estimate of 100,000-200,000 is beyond understanding. Though aid is pouring in from around the world, lack of government, communications, roads, heavy equipment, and …

On January 11, 2003, I visited my dad who was recuperating from pneumonia in a care center. That night, as always, we talked about the old days, something we loved to do. Sometimes the topic …

The 60 Minutes segment on end of life expenses did more than highlight inappropriate medical costs. It spoke to the role of medical technology in our cultural denial of death. As medical technology becomes more …

It can be difficult for anyone who is grieving to guage their need for support from others.
Maybe you’ve begun to realize that you’d like more support. As one person told us, ”After my loss, I got …

I try to take care of myself, and most of the time I do a good job of it. Getting an annual physical exam is part of my self-care plan. My exam started yesterday and …

J.C. writes in: I know everyone says that people grieve in their own way. I just need to know that I am ok. My grandmother helped raise me. A couple weeks after I graduated from …

I was talking with a man recently who’d been caring for his dying father. “I left him to take care of some personal business,” he said. “I knew I shouldn’t have gone because something inside …

As I reflect back on the past when I was taking care of my parents, whom were both diagnosed at the same time with Alzheimer’s, I often found that it was very easy due to …

I look back now and ask myself how I got through a year and a half of taking care of my mother and father, who were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the same time. I …