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LOSS: Healing After Loss

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by Gloria Lintermans

Loss is a fact of life. Yet, following loss, their needs to be a healthy healing, a healing that allows life not only to simply continue, but with joy and determination. What are the elements that make up healing? Whether suffering from a divorce, loss of a child, loss of a parent or loss of a spouse, we go through certain stages and reactions. Not only is it different for each person, it is different with each loss. Based on the

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For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by

We discovered life as a widow is different than being married, but trying to explain it to anyone is like describing the color orange to a blind man. We know it’s best to change the subject. We train our eyes to look away.

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For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by admin

We are women left. We experienced the best of times; The worst of times. And survived. We discovered the meaning of life — Nothing like the loss of a spouse to wake us up to that.

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For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by Linda Della-Donna

We are women left. We experienced the best of times; The worst of times. And survived. We discovered the meaning of life — Nothing like the loss of a spouse to wake us up to that.

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January 4, 2007: I Have No Intention of Saying Good-Bye: Coping Techniques for the Now Childless – Sandy Fox

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by Sandy Fox

JANUARY 4, 2007 – I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SAYING GOOD-BYE: COPING TECHNIQUES FOR THE NOW CHILDLESS: SANDY FOX, the bereaved mother of Marcy, her only child who was killed in a car accident 12 years ago.? Her book, I Have No Intention of Saying Good-bye, tells the story of 25 sets of parents and how they moved on with their lives after their loss.? Sandy, a high school teacher for 28 years, has been a journalist and freelance writer her whole life and now enjoys speaking to bereavement groups around the country, trying to help others through their grief […]

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January 4, 2007: I Have No Intention of Saying Good-Bye: Coping Techniques for Now Childless – Sandy Fox

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by admin

JANUARY 4, 2007 – I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SAYING GOOD-BYE: COPING TECHNIQUES FOR THE NOW CHILDLESS: SANDY FOX, the bereaved mother of Marcy, her only child who was killed in a car accident 12 years ago.? Her book, I Have No Intention of Saying Good-bye, tells the story of 25 sets of parents and how they moved on with their lives after their loss.? Sandy, a high school teacher for 28 years, has been a journalist and freelance writer her whole life and now enjoys speaking to bereavement groups around the country, trying to help others through their grief […]

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Teaching Others About Our Grief by Sandy Fox, author of “I Have No Intention of Saying Good-Bye”

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by Sandy Fox

We cannot expect others to understand how we feel after the death of a child, especially if they have never gone through it. Sometimes we get angry at how friends or relatives react and respond to us. They don?t know what to say or how to say it and often they say it wrong, not meaning to be cruel, but not knowing any better. We have a choice. We can be bitter and resentful to others or we can help them understand and be part of our grief journey. What follows are what I call ?10 Grief Lessons for Others.? […]

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Now Childless Conference to be Held April 20-22

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by admin

The second Now Childless Conference is in the planning stages for April 20-22, 2007, at The Inn at Pima in Scottsdale, AZ. To encourage those of you still needing to make a decision as to whether you will attend the Conference, I want to give you some additional information that may help in that decision-making.

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Dear “a grieving mother”:

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by admin

Thank you for your e-mail and for joining us on our blog. We were very sorry to hear of the loss of you first child. We know how devastating it is to have our children die as we have such hopes, dreams and plans for them. Many women tell us of their concerns regarding their husbands responses to loss. It sounds like you have really made sure that he has had medical evaluation. Since we do not know him and have not seen him we have suggestions that we believe could impact you as a couple. We would first suggest […]

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Request for Help: Do Men Grieve Differently?

Posted on January 4, 2007 - by admin

Dear Ms. Ruff, I am looking for help for my husband. Nearly 3 years ago, our first child died at 39.5 weeks of my pregnancy. The cause of her death is unknown. She looked so perfect…so beautiful. Of course, I do not have to explain to you the torment and torture that the death of a child brings to the very existence of the parent’s lives. A very important thing to mention is that 13 months after our first baby daughter died, we were blessed with a second baby daugther healthy and alive…she’s now almost 2 years old. I know […]

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