A Letter to Grieving Mothers
Posted on August 15, 2024 - by Catherine McNulty
A Letter to Grieving Mothers Why did this have to happen? It is the first question you ask. It is the question you will ask yourself day after day as […]
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Where Am I in my Grief Journey?
Posted on August 12, 2024 - by Judy Lipson
Where am I in my Grief Journey It’s hard to believe my sister Jane is gone 43 years, and in August, my sister Margie will have been gone for 34 […]
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Coming Back from the ‘Afterlife’
Posted on August 12, 2024 - by Kim Pierce
PAST THE VEIL In an earlier Open to Hope essay, I wrote about the gripping After-Death experience of a friend I call Chief. The anesthesiologist had a heart attack 60 […]
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The Gift of Becoming a Grandmother
Posted on August 12, 2024 - by Judy Lipson
The Gift of Becoming a Grandmother In June, my youngest grandchild, Madelyn, named for my beloved sister Margie, turned one. Our family gathered to celebrated Madelyn’s first birthday. I am […]
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After Husband’s Death, my Year of ‘Solitary Firsts’
Posted on July 31, 2024 - by Laurel D. Rund
My Year of ‘Solitary Firsts’ As I write this article, 2-1/2 years after my husband Marty’s death, I am overwhelmed with surprise that so much time has passed. Memories of […]
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No ‘Shoulds’ in Grieving a Spouse’s Death
Posted on July 31, 2024 - by Catherine Tidd
No ‘Shoulds’ in Grieving a Spouse’s Death On my commute to work this morning (by which I mean my walk down to my basement office), I started wondering about something […]
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The First Anniversary after a Husband Dies
Posted on July 30, 2024 - by Rachel Kodanaz
The First Anniversary after a Husband Dies Just like nothing prepares you for the death of a loved one, there is no preparation for the first anniversary of a death. […]
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What to Do When the Casseroles Stop Coming: First Anniversary of the Death
Posted on July 30, 2024 - by Mary Joye
First Anniversary of the Death About three weeks after a funeral, most people stop checking on you. The offerings become a smattering of well wishes and hopes you’re doing “better”. […]
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Loving a New Pet after the Last Pet Has Died
Posted on July 29, 2024 - by Veronica Crawford
Loving a Pet From as early on as I can remember, I have always connected with animals. My first pet was an orphaned lamb, Mary. I was obsessed with horses […]
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The Difference Between Functioning and Grieving
Posted on July 22, 2024 - by Brooke Carlock
Grieving over Libby A few months after Libby died, I sat for an interview with a local newspaper to talk about her death, her impact on the people she knew, […]
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