Alice Wisler
March 11, 2010 – 1:34 am | No Comment

Sometimes I think you need a little of your own history in order to be able to understand history. I can’t remember never knowing about those relatives. They were on my Grandma Hall’s side, residing …

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Even the Worst Events Can Lead to Healing
March 2, 2010 – 1:57 am | One Comment
Laura Klouzek

The sharp edge of grief came into my life when my son, Lucas, lost his life to cancer.
It was a sudden, brief battle for him, and the beginning of a season of life I certainly …

The Burden Basket
February 27, 2010 – 1:46 am | No Comment
Debra Reagan

Recently, my adventurous younger sister embarked on a trip of the lifetime to hike Mt. Everest. A part of my heart went with her as she carried with her an angel token engraved with my …

Child-Loss: When the Heavens Go Dark
February 18, 2010 – 1:08 am | 5 Comments
John French

Out beyond the silence of eternal night,
within the void of voiceless echoes,
between the folds of dark and light.
In somber streams of starlight.
In the waves of ebb and flow.
Heaven exceeds eternal planes.
Though, it remains closer then we …

Remembering Super Bowl Sundays With Dad
February 16, 2010 – 1:22 am | No Comment
Eric Tomei

I am a huge sports nut.  I love just about every sport, and growing up I tried everything except hockey. So I was ready to watch the recent Super Bowl between the Indianapolis Colts and the New …

Daughter Wants to Help Mom after Death of Beloved Dog
February 11, 2010 – 1:03 am | 2 Comments
Marty Tousley

Mother Agonizes Over Pet’s Burial
Question from a reader:  I am writing in hopes that you may be able to provide advice or support that I can give my parents who just had to euthanize their 12-year-oldd …

Spending Valentine’s Day in the Saint’s Birthplace
February 3, 2010 – 1:41 am | No Comment
Reg Green

My memory of Valentine’s Day is spending it among the art treasures and history of St. Valentine’s birthplace, Terni, in central Italy. It was just a few months after our seven-year-old son, Nicholas, had been …

How Couples Grieve Differently After a Child-Loss
January 11, 2010 – 10:09 am | 2 Comments
Sandy Fox

A friend of mine told me recently that she is moving on with her life after her only son died 2 1/2 years ago. Her voice sounded upbeat. Her spirits were soaring. Only good things …

Carrying Old Memories into a New Year
January 5, 2010 – 1:33 am | No Comment
Alice Wisler

Christmas has ended, and the living room still has that unwrapped look. With the festivities now part of future memories, I anticipate the next hurdle: the start of a new year. The TV commercials romanticize champagne …

Holiday Grief as a Gift
December 23, 2009 – 1:09 am | 2 Comments
Pamela Prime

Grief is a profound gift. It is one we never request, but one we learn to respect.
When grief comes, we are given a way through our pain and suffering to a new way of being… …

Connections to Daughter Abound Even After her Death
December 3, 2009 – 1:54 am | 2 Comments
David Roberts

I still have a powerful relationship with my daughter Jeannine six-and-one-half years after her death. I believe that my relationship with her extends to other people in my life.
I have been an adjunct professor at …

Letter to a Son, Decades After His Death
November 30, 2009 – 9:21 am | 3 Comments
Mitch Carmody

Dear Kelly,                                                                                                                                            November 23, 2009
I was going to name you Connor but decided on Kelly, another good Irish name… gosh that was 31 years ago…wow…now we are thinking about baby names again. We had …

Child’s Insight Offers Meaning — and a Laugh — on Thanksgiving
November 26, 2009 – 1:39 am | 4 Comments
Laura Klouzek

The smell of turkey and stuffing was in the air, there was noise from kid’s playing and dishes being prepared in the kitchen.  It was our first Thanksgiving since my son Lucas’s death in July.  …

Thanksgiving is for the Bereaved
November 25, 2009 – 1:47 am | No Comment
Alice Wisler

I have a hard time believing it is the season of holidays again. While this year should be easier since it will be our fifth Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s without our son Daniel, I …

Memories, Time, Grief and Healing
November 19, 2009 – 1:16 am | One Comment
Bob Baugher

“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 …

The Daniel Journal
November 5, 2009 – 9:55 am | No Comment
Alice Wisler

I embraced it; I loathed it. It was a cloth bound book with blue and red swirled flowers on the cover. Inside were the raw words from my heart and soul.
Once it was filled with …

Another Man Down: Suicide Takes a Second Friend
November 3, 2009 – 6:50 am | No Comment
Christa Scalies

Late last night, I received an email with tragic news about the loss of another friend to suicide.
The news came with a copy of his suicide note, a well-written 9 page letter which I am …