Articles tagged with: Mike
I expected to have this “grieving thing” wrapped up within a year. The way I saw it, I was 47 and probably had less years ahead of me than behind. I was willing to grieve …
By?Alice J. Wisler –??
“Never criticize a man unless you have walked a mile in his shoes.” ?Many of us repeat this line, most likely when we have been criticized as opposed to when we are …
By Nancy Manahan, Ph.D., and Becky Bohan. M.A. –
In our last Open to Hope posting, the extraordinary final moments of Diane’s death in Nancy’s arms were described. Here, Nancy recounts what happened immediately after Diane …
By Mie Elmhirst
I had a lovely holiday this year. Nothing really big happened. My daughter Anneke and I baked bread, we told each other silly stories about what presents the other was getting, we made …
“Dad, I tried to wake Nana, I think she’s dead.”
“Grandpa died yesterday.”
“Oh my God, Daddy’s dead.”
“Uncle Jack died today.”
“Grandma died last night.”
“I’m standing with the body of your deceased father-in-law.”
“Hon, I think we should get …











