“I feel so lost.”
How many times have we felt that way?  How many times have we heard that from other grievers?  How many times have we just wanted to pull on a t-shirt that says …

Every year on the morning of Mother’s Day, I cry.
On this special day, I’m greeted with a huge dimpled smile from our daughter Dempsey, who sneaks into our room, usually with a present she has …

After my physician husband completed his tour of duty in Vietnam, the Air Force sent him to a base in Selma, Alabama.  He was the commander of the medical group.  My husband and I, and …

In 2007, when I was devastated by the deaths of four loved ones, I looked for new ways to cope with grief. Though I had good coping skills, nothing had prepared me for multiple losses. …

Death makes us examine life. We ask: How did this happen? Why did it happen to me? How will I go on? As we struggle to find answers, we must deal with daily tasks — …

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 …

October, for me, will always be radiation month. My son Daniel was diagnosed with cancer in May, and by the fall, he was scheduled for radiation treatments every morning. For two weeks, after putting my …

My mother and father’s pictures are everywhere in my home. Every morning when I awake – I see them and say “Good morning.” Throughout the day I talk with my mother and father. …

I knew I had turned the corner on grief the moment I lost it all; the moment I let my hopes, my dreams, my world, fall apart.
For six months, I refused to accept that my …

By Lisa Buell –
I got a truck full of manure delivered to me the first Mother’s Day after my daughter Madison died. I had been sleeping in, hoping the day would turn to night before …

By Rosemary Smith — September 3, 2008
I woke up this morning and rolled over to look at the clock…it was 7:23.? How many times in the past sixteen years had I jolted awake?at exactly?7:23?? Those …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Death of a Child on Active Duty in Iraq
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Delain Johnson
July 20, 2006
G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome …