My beloved partner Brian was a very young man when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Doctors gave him an estimate of 6 – 12 months to live.
As timing would have it, the movie “Bucket …

Until I lost four loved ones in 2007, I did not realize recovering from grief was a personal choice. The shock of multiple losses was so great I could hardly think. Two choices were open …

I have a hard time believing it is the season of holidays again. While this year should be easier since it will be our fifth Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s without our son Daniel, I …

God bless me with strength
And the courage I need
To move forward in life
Embrace all that I’ve seen.
Bless me with your love
Through my turbulent times
And, help me understand
This journey of mine.
Shower me with the radiance
Of your …

I Salute You
A little boy
Taken by the hand,
His father said
You will be a soldier,
A man.
Sent away
To a distant land,
He fought with courage
To prove to his father
He can.
He flew with the best,
Killed with
Tears in his eyes,
Until …

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 …

By Harriet Hodgson –
When you are in the throes of grief, you think you will never be happy again. Your world is a narrow, dark tunnel. You do not see any light, yet glimmers exist, …

By Chris Mulligan –
Apparent in all the media, bombarding my world, I saw advertisements the first Mother’s Day after my son died:
The perfect Mothers’ Day gift.?Celebrate Mom!???Make her day!???Surprise her with style.? Especially for you, …

By Lisa Buell –
How could death possibly happen to a child? We all enter into an unspoken contract that our children will outlive us. It’s what gives us the courage to become parents in the …

You are invited to attend the first?ever National Conference on Widowhood, which will be held on?July 17-19, 2009, at?the Marriott Hotel and Marina San Diego, California.?This conference if for widows, widowers, bereavement professionals, supportive friends …