Stan Goldberg
March 14, 2010 – 1:10 am | No 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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What to Say to a Grieving Person: There’s an App for That
December 8, 2009 – 1:25 am | 2 Comments
Patrick T. Malone

I think one of the most frequently asked questions after a loss is, “What should I say to someone who is grieving?” My company has develop a product that might help with that.
Some background: This past April, …

Together
November 16, 2009 – 8:27 am | No Comment
Deborah Tornillo

Walk alone and you will find
Memories of yesterday
Can destroy your mind.
Visions of death and despair
Continue to surface
Leaving you with fear.
Walk alone and you will find
Friends along the way
Offering words of kind.
Fears of yesterday begin to …

Grief + Fear = Holding On To Hope
November 5, 2009 – 11:51 am | No Comment
Deborah Tornillo

My parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in February, 2006 and as their sole caregiver for almost two years the physical and mental toll it placed on me at times was almost unbearable. I feel …

Books and Prayers
September 22, 2009 – 6:32 am | No Comment
Deborah Tornillo

When I was taking care of my parents, whom were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I prayed daily for God’s guidance. Through prayer I knew that no matter how bad or how difficult things became …

Cleaning the ‘Emotional Closet’ After a Loss
September 9, 2009 – 1:58 am | One Comment
Michele Neff Hernandez

We put all kinds of things inside of closets. There are things you expect to find inside this storage space: sweaters, dresses, and shoes. Then there are the other things that you can’t find a …

Brother Struggles to Say Something as Sister is Dying
September 8, 2009 – 5:29 pm | 2 Comments
John Pete

Michael writes in: My sister is dying of breast cancer. I don’t know how to be with her. I want to say something but so far I only speak to myself.
 
John Pete resonds: Hi …

A Meditation for Those Facing the First Anniversary of a Loss
September 6, 2009 – 1:30 am | One Comment
Michele Neff Hernandez

As you approach the first anniversary of losing the amazing person that shared your life, I have a vision I would like to share with you.
I am imagining you wearing a heavily laden backpack. This …

First anniversary…
August 1, 2009 – 11:41 am | No Comment
Michele Neff Hernandez

As you approach the first anniversary of losing the amazing person that shared your life, your love, your joys, and your sorrows; I have a vision I would liketo share with you…I am imagining you …

How to Talk to Children About Death
May 16, 2009 – 1:33 am | One Comment
Howard Winokuer

By?Howard R. Winokuer, Ph.D., FT
Death is a subject that is usually not discussed, especially with children.? Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, one of the pioneers in the field of death and dying, has been quoted as saying …

Hello March, Goodbye Fear
March 17, 2009 – 1:20 am | One Comment
Mary Jane Hurley Brant

By Mary Jane Hurley Brant, M.S., CGP —
Fear is big these days and, like wildfire, it spreads easily and quickly.
Fear is a primal emotion; it triggers our reptilian (more primitive) brain to fight …

Grief and the Global Economic Challenge
March 13, 2009 – 1:26 am | No Comment
Patrick T. Malone

By Patrick Malone —
Technically, grief is the intense emotional suffering caused by a loss. If you are among those who have suffered the death of a child, spouse, parent or grandparent, you know an …

Film Review: Under the Tuscan Sun
March 3, 2009 – 1:02 am | 2 Comments
Annette Gonzalez

Reviewed by Annette Gonzalez — ?
Director: Audrey Wells
Actors: Diane Lane, Sandra Oh
Plot: Diane Lane?plays?a San Francisco author and book critic who suffers intense emotional pain in the process of divorcing her husband. The movie?shows a …

Managing Loneliness After a Loss
February 27, 2009 – 1:27 am | One Comment
Stan Popovich

By Stanley Popovich –
Some people have a difficult time managing?loneliness after a death of a loved one.? Here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help deal with loneliness.
First,?find an …

Elaine Williams: Live Without Fear
January 6, 2009 – 1:37 am | No Comment
Elaine Williams

By Elaine Williams –

Finding Your Way to a ?New Normal?
November 5, 2008 – 2:56 am | No Comment
Clara Hinton

By Clara Hinton –
Grief is such a difficult journey, but it becomes especially difficult around the holiday season.? Everywhere you look, there are reminders of family times, laughter and cheer, and times spent sitting around …

No Matter How Your Loved One Dies, He Is Still Your Loved One
April 1, 2008 – 1:10 pm | 14 Comments
Lauren Littauer Briggs

no matter how your love on dies. it is still your love one. i was reading a lot of the stoys. and for me im not ashamed to say. my only child was a drug user. its out there more then people now. and there is no shame. because a death is a death. my [...]