The Phoenix

Posted on December 15, 2008 - by admin

The Phoenix: I sit here alone. My husband, 40 years of age and in the prime of his life ended his life last year by suicide. I feel like I […]

Emotions of a Diagnosis

Posted on December 15, 2008 - by Lisa Buell

By Lisa Buell —

My Life, Seven Years After Her Suicide

Posted on December 14, 2008 - by Abel Keogh

By Abel Keogh —

Home Free: The Dying Moment

Posted on December 13, 2008 - by Nancy Manahan & Becky Bohan

By Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan —

I Lost My Daughter

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

From The Grief Blog, March 27, 2008 I lost my daughter Lanai on March 9, 2008. She would have been my first. I miss her so much and it hurts. […]

How Do I Help My Niece – Her Baby Was Stillborn

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

From The Grief Blog, May 14, 2008 My niece, suzanne, gave birth Monday, May 12, 2008 to a 6 lb 8 oz little boy. The baby was stillborn. Her pregnancy was […]

Poem: I Dreamed Today

Posted on December 12, 2008 - by Monica Novak

I DREAMED TODAY, of a little one being born, with ten little toes, ten little fingers and a pug little nose, AND I PRAYED. I DREAMED TODAY, that my little […]

A Death on “Black Friday”: What is Our Moral Imperative?

Posted on December 11, 2008 - by Norman Fried

By Norman Fried — On November 28, a Wal-Mart store clerk in Valley Stream, New York, was killed after throngs of  Black Friday  shoppers broke down the front doors and […]

Woman Grieves Over Death of a Baby 35 Years Ago

Posted on December 10, 2008 - by admin

Tammy writes in with a question: My friend who is 52 is grieving over a baby she lost when she was 17. She has 2 other children- adults now. But she is suddenly feeling this loss feeling like she was supposed to have 3 children. Is it possible to grieve this far from the death?

Doris Jeanette, Psy.D., author of?Opening the Heart, responds: It is not only possible, but ?helpful, to?grieve any loss that has not been fully?experienced. ?It does not matter how many years ago the original loss occurred.??As a young?mother, your friend may not have been able to fully grieve the loss. She may have blamed herself and as a result shut off her feelings and emotions. Now she?may be ready?to feel the loss and express her emotions. This is wonderful. You can be a helpful?friend?by?supporting?her in expressing her feelings and?emotions?in?healthy?ways. You can also?encourage?her to seek professional help, if needed. ?She will be a stronger and?healthier?person after she processes the loss of her child. Opening the heart is a life-long process and how it unfolds is how it unfolds. Honor her and her healing process.

Widow’s Friends Disown Her After She Finds New Love

Posted on December 9, 2008 - by admin

Anne writes: I lost my dad and husband within a week of each other?three years ago, and life has been a battle. My dearest friends (a couple that my husband and I used to do everything with) won’t accept the fact I am seeing another man and have been for nearly two years. The husband told me the other day never to come back and see them. I have given them space and continue to love and support them, Please help. I am just so sad about it. I have tried talking to them but they won’t. I am also their daughter’s godmother and she is heart-broken her parents are doing this. Help me.