Stan Goldberg
March 14, 2010 – 1:10 am | One Comment

As someone who’s living with prostate cancer, I applauded Louis Gossett Jr.’s testimony in Congress on the importance of prostate cancer research funding. If Congress was listening, maybe I’ll live long enough for something else …

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Surviving the Holidays After the Death of a Child
November 21, 2009 – 1:41 am | 8 Comments
Alice Wisler

That holiday-pang hit my stomach the first October after Daniel died. Greeting me at an arts and craft shop were gold and silver stockings, a Christmas tree draped with turquoise balls and a wreath of …

Thanksgiving
November 17, 2009 – 11:59 am | No Comment
Deborah Tornillo

Dad passed away October 9, 2007 and Mom passed 36 days later on November 14, 2007. Today, I can now reflect back and remember how everything in my life had come to a standstill. …

Moving to the Middle of the Bed
October 23, 2009 – 1:45 am | 4 Comments
Sandra Pesmen

Last night, I slept in the middle of our king-size bed. It took me two years to do that. For 55 years, I shared that bed with my husband.
He never walked on water. Sometimes we …

Thanksgiving
October 19, 2009 – 6:15 pm | No Comment
Deborah Tornillo

Dad passed away October 9, 2007 and Mom passed 36 days later on November 14, 2007. Today, I can now reflect back and remember how everything in my life had come to a standstill. …

Surviving the Holidays After a Loved One’s Death
October 5, 2009 – 9:06 am | No Comment
Alice Wisler

That holiday-pang hit my stomach the first October after Daniel died. Greeting me at an arts and craft shop were gold and silver stockings, a Christmas tree draped with turquoise balls and a wreath of …

Surviving the Tinsel: Grief During the Holidays
October 3, 2009 – 1:01 am | 2 Comments
Alice Wisler

That holiday-pang hit my stomach the first October after Daniel died. Greeting me at an arts and craft shop were gold and silver stockings, a Christmas tree draped with turquoise balls and a wreath of …

First Days After Losing an Exceptional Friend
September 25, 2009 – 5:58 am | 2 Comments
Rhonda Belous

I could not afford to fly home for Christmas on my meagre salary and begrudgingly accepted my festive destiny: being alone. Well, technically, I was not alone, if I was to include the critters quietly …

The Empty Office: Death of a Boss
August 21, 2009 – 2:53 pm | No Comment
Carrie Pike

By Carrie Pike –
When you start working after high school, you are not necessarily pursuing a career. I started working for a large insurance company right out of high school. That began me on a path …

Wife’s Death by Suicide Complicates Man’s Grieving
August 21, 2009 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
Open to Hope Foundation

Question from Nancy: My new partner and I have experienced much joy since finding each other. Both of us have been previously married, and both of us have children. Mine are 21 and 25, while …

Company Prepares to Welcome Employee Back After Stillbirth
August 21, 2009 – 2:26 pm | No Comment
Monica Novak

I received a call one day from Pat, the Share support group facilitator and perinatal bereavement coordinator at the local hospital, telling me that she and I had been invited to speak to one of …

A Stillborn Baby and the Fathers in Her Life
June 19, 2009 – 9:04 am | No Comment
Monica Novak

By Monica Novak -
When I was a child, I prided myself on making the best homemade cards to show my parents how important they were to me.? Father’s Day was probably the Big Kahuna of …

How to Help Our Friends Help Us When We’re Grieving
April 18, 2009 – 1:57 am | No Comment
Joy Johnson

By Joy Johnson, Centering Corporation –
When the goddess emerged from the cave of her sorrow she wept anew
for there was no one there to greet her. (ancient Greek myth)
One widow said it well: “You find …

Spring Gives Rise to Hope
April 7, 2009 – 1:21 am | No Comment
Mary Jane Hurley Brant

By Mary Jane Hurley Brant –?
Everyone loves spring.? It’s the season which awakens our senses with its exquisite colors, transporting fragrances, bird whistles, chirps and additional daylight.? Spring’s breathtaking beauty doesn’t just elevate our mood, …

Nurse Dispels Myths about Transplantation
February 25, 2009 – 1:06 am | No Comment
Reg Green

By Reg Green –??????
Although Charlette Thompson has looked after cardiac patients in intensive care units in Lexington, Kentucky, hospitals since the 1980s, she has never become accustomed to sudden death. After all these years there …

Getting to Know Grief
January 25, 2009 – 1:34 am | No Comment
Joy Johnson

By Joy Johnson –
Grief: the range of emotions or feelings we experience when someone we love dies.
Grief is the price we pay for loving.
If you are reading this, it’s likely you loved, and still love, …

A Conversation With Grief
January 9, 2009 – 1:30 am | No Comment
Bob Baugher

By Bob Baugher, Ph.D. –