A few weeks ago, it was my father’s birthday.  Although he died 38 years ago, his memory is always in my heart. And it is in these days — anniversaries, birthdays, Father’s Day – that his …

With Mother’s Day quickly approaching (in the U.S.), my thoughts become more focused on my son, Connor, and all children who have died too soon.  Of course, Conner is always on my mind, but during this …

On a February weekend in 2007, my elder daughter and father-in-law died. Their causes of death were very different. My father-in-law was 98 1/2 years old and had been dwindling for months. His death was …

That first Valentine’s Day after Rhod died was very difficult for me. This had been our special day and now he was gone. He died on Feb 6, 1999, and eight days later it was …

Sad eyes
Without a smile.
Years of tears
Stained with fear.
A broken heart
That’s torn apart.
A body and mind
Tested by time.
A tired soul
Made of solid gold.
Lifetime of pain
Comes with a cane.
Yesterday and tomorrow
Feelings of sorrow.
Memories of death
There’s more left.
Grief
Without …

“How long has it been? Bereaved parents are often asked this question. I ask it of you, “How long has it been?” Now answer this question: “How long does it feel like it’s been?” A …

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 …

I recently read a book called: Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, by Neil Peart. Peart is the lyricist and world renowned drummer for the Canadian rock band, Rush.  His daughter Selena, age 19, …

I Dream   
Like a ripple in a pond,
A whisper in the wind,
I dream of how things might have been.  
Your boyish grin
Your manly cleft shaped chin
Your chubby cheeks
Your soft blue eyes
Are dreams of days and …

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 …

I have talked with many people about grief. Several years ago I interviewed a young widow about the anticipatory grief she felt during her husband’s terminal illness. Her story was compelling. As death drew closer …

Julie Z. wrote My husband died?about 1.5 years ago, I continue to cry daily. He was everything to me. I am so tired of being so alone. I miss him so very much. …

Michele writes in: At our company, the executive secretary to the President, who was only in her early 30s, died last year suddenly one afternoon. She had been with the company for 12 years. She …

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 …

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NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ — Unlike normal grief, which though intense improves over time, “complicated grief” is the inability to ever recover after the death of a loved one.
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Characterized by prolonged intense yearning and …

by Sandy Fox

Springtime. A time to clean house, clean the yard, and, as I do so, just another season to think about my daughter and how much I miss her. She has been gone now …