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Articles:
Dealing With a House Full of Memories
Barbara, Asheville, N.C., asks My mother died recently at age 85. I’m the only surviving child. She left a huge house full of “stuff.” I just can’t bring myself to […]
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After Miscarriage, Husband Wonders When It’s Time to Try Again
Dear Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi, My wife, who is 35, miscarried after two months. It has been four months and she is still talking about the baby and is […]
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Poem: I Used to Live in May
I USED TO LIVE IN MAY
I used to live in May
brilliance,warmth and
laughter filled my days
I used to live in May
Then you died and went away
Now darkness,cold,and crying fill my days
I used to live in May
Come back,Come back I say .
For when you were here
I used to live in May.
written by Louise Lagerman
Poem: Mom’s Thoughts
by Amiee Kate Helms
A few of your possessions left to hold,
But the treasures true,
They lie down deep?
Deep within my heart and soul?.
Deep inside of Me?..
I see your face and you smile at me,
You tease to make me laugh?
I hear your songs? And your music
resonates among my soul?
While your words, ?I love you, Mom?
Echo? in every […]
Poem: Oh the Lies I Have Told!
No one knows the pain
That lies behind these smiling eyes
No one sees the tears that are
Buried deep within my heart.
?
Oh the lies I have told!
I am just fine I say.
When the truth is
I can hardly find my way.
?
While in my heart the pain
Grows and grows and grows
With the emptiness of loss
That no one really knows.
?
Over […]
Poem: I Carry Her in My Heart
Some people may think that I am insane
Those ones probably have not encountered such pain
The pain of losing a daughter or a son
And knowing that from this life he/she is gone
To wake up in the morning, day after day
And ask “Where is my daughter? Tell me, I pray”
Although I know she is in heaven above
Yet, […]
Remember Loved Ones Forever with a Memorial Book
Remember Loved Ones Forever
Create a Memorial Photo Guest Book
?Fill the Memorial Album with Cherished Photos
The memorial album is filled with photos that tell a lasting story about the lost loved one.
Have Friends and Family Share Their Memories
Have the album on hand or send it to friends and family members to view the photos and share […]
When an Employee is Grieving the Death of a Child
The Situation: $37,500,000,000. Businesses are accustomed to putting a price tag on lost productivity and increased insurance costs associated with conditions from diabetes to those from life problems including substance […]
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Poem: I Always Used to Love April
I Used to Always Love April
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I used to always love April
The month you were born
You loved it too
The fifth day is special in my heartBut now it brings a special sorrow
You?d be turning twenty-nine
I lost you at twenty -four
So young
I would love to meet you half way
Somewhere between Heaven and Earth
Just […]
Growing Through the Anger of Grief and Loss
Anger is one of the most common emotions that surfaces when grief and loss have to be confronted. It is a normal human response if you feel abandoned, betrayed, disrespected or undeserving of the experience you are facing. It tells us we have to do something.
If you have been taught early in life that anger […]
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