Lorraine Ash, 46, author of Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing, has been a full-time journalist since 1982, the year she earned her master’s degree at […]
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The mental fog that had sheltered me emotionally during those first four months after my husband?s death is slowly, and painfully, beginning to clear. Coincidently, this occurs just as the […]
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You?re home now. A short while ago you stood over a hole in the earth. You blew a kiss, tossed a rose, sprinkled a shovelful of dirt over a casket, […]
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I am Krystal’s eldest sister (Kina Long-Rewis), and this is the victim impact statement that I read to the judge (at the sentencing hearing): – – – – – To […]
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Dear Heidi, You may use anything that I have sent you on your blog. I am honored that you would like to use it. If you can wait a day […]
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Wow Jo Ann: What a powerful and moving e-mail. Thank-you so much for sharing so much of yourself and your daughter Krystal with me. I can’t even imagine the pain […]
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Honorable Judge Dearing, My name is Jo Ann Webb. I am Krystal Duss’ mother. How can I give you a glimpse of the unspeakable, unthinkable, unimaginable despair, pain, suffering and […]
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Thank you so much for replying to my email. Your reply means a lot to me because I can only imagine how busy you must be with your professor schedule, […]
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I just received your e-mail and wanted to first say how sorry my mom and I are to hear about the murder of your daughter Krystal. How horrible for everyone […]
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Dear Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi, First of all I would like to thank you for your program Healing the Grieving Heart. I listen to it each week and it […]
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