When you open yourself up to love, you open yourself up to loss.  When you suffer a loss, you will experience the painful emotion we call grief.  It’s a natural response to loss, yet to …

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. …

Shana Feste wrote and directed a new movie to be released on April 2nd  titled THE GREATEST, starring Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Carey Mulligan.  The story focuses on a family who loses their son …

I know of two books published in 2002 that dealt with the death a child in a young family’s life. In the stories, the children are different in ages and gender, the cause of death …

We all are programmed to look forward to each New Year.  How many times have you heard, late in the previous year, “I just want this year to be over with.” “I look forward to …

If there is one thing for sure about our grief journey, it seems to be there is very little for sure about our grief journey.  Walking this road together as two bereaved parents who never …

How much did I love Christmas? I would start my Christmas shopping in July of each year. I was the social convener of the century, organizing party after party. And, of course, a real tree …

by O’Della Wilson
Grief and loss are never easy to overcome and most people just don’t know what to do to assist others in their grief. Often times, we simply state “I know this is a …

The Grief Awareness Consortium of Delaware was started by Supporting Kidds in January of 2009 to heighten awareness about grief in the community and help individuals learn to cope and heal. Our mission is:

· To express …

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 …

How can we help our children deal with deaths of loved ones? Here are some ways.

Prepare the children for what will come. The more open you can be about what is ahead, the less uncomfortable …

Glenna writes in: How do I help my partner with the loss of his dad? This happened back in January, and now my partner needs drugs to help with the pain.  Someone, please help!
Pamela Gabbay, …

By Lauren Littauer Briggs –?
By the time I was eight, my first brother had died and my second was diagnosed with the same fatal condition.? My great-grandmother had died, but I wasn’t allowed at the …

Betty writes in:?There is so little information to be found on how to deal with the loss of a pet…not death…worse, their being lost and not knowing where they are or if they are scared …

By Patrick T. Malone –??
Jack Gordon, former president of the Hospice Foundation of America, once said: “In a very real sense in our society, the workplace has become a kind of extended family. Businesses have …

Online community offers memorials, suggestions and resources for honoring U.S. military personnel who have died in service
San Francisco, Calif. ? May 20, 2009 ? Memorial Day is known as the unofficial start of the summer …