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Bereaved Parents Immersed in Grief After Losing a Child Can Be Helped

September 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Merry Rosenfield - Bereaved people, particularly parents who are dealing with grief after losing a child, are undergoing trauma of the worst kind. [Read the full story] Read More →

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I’m Missing Mama – A Grief Poem

August 7, 2010 · 1 Comment

From Tina Marie - I’m Missing Mama She gave me birth and without warning she left this earth, to see her placed in in that dirt was the worst or was it when I was following that ugly black Hurst? I heard the preacher say ashes to ashes dust to dust, I thought ” Mother can I speak to you once again please as you see it’s a must? don’t you have one fight in you left? a thought interrupted my chain of thought and said, she’s fought a good fight let her take her rest her children received her best As people started leaving the cemetery, seems I couldn’t leave her there alone, to me it seemed a... [Read the full story]

Dealing with Grief

How Long Does Grief Last?

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Maureen Hunter - Sleep was the only peace I had. When I woke in the morning, if I was lucky, I had about two seconds of peaceful awareness before I remembered again that my son had died. [Read the full story] Read More →

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Radio Show – September 2, 2010 Death of a Father

Guest: Barbara Thompson Barbara Thompson is a licensed clinical social worker, registered occupational therapist and associate professor with The Sage Colleges. In l965, when Barbara was 12 years old and living on Long Island, her father died suddenly of a heart attack. Within six months, she and her family moved...

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This is a very lonely road to be on

From Judi - September 6,2010 We lost our son David from a Brain Tumor on June 30, 2009. He was 42 years old. He was our HERO. He volunteered to stay in surgery longer for the doctors to get extra tissue for research to help others who would be having Brain Tumors to fight. This was the way he was, always helping...

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Drive drunk, get caught, loose license, get bike.

From Cyndi- Always, getting over the completely unnecessary loss of an innocent little helpless child is more difficult to recover from. Locking up alcohol abusers is exactly what rehabs do, and they charge for it. I know folks who drink and stop every time after one or two. Others, are belligerent and addicted...

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Let memories live on FOREVER

From Carin - Dear Shipra, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Grieving is so painful and very hard to deal with. We have just released a new website called http://www.memorialebook.com where you can create a FREE memorial ebook about a loved one. It is simple and easy to create and a wonderful way...

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Your grief is so new

From Pam for Shipra - So sorry to hear about your dad. Your grief is so new that it may take a lot longer to begin to heal. Talk to friends, relatives, neighbors, anyone that can help you deal with your loss. My prayers are with you and your mom during this difficult time.

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As the time is passing, my grief is getting even more painful

From Shipra - Hello, I’m Shipra and I’m 27 yrs old. I lost my dad 2 weeks back due to an unexpected heart failture 15 days ago. I gt married 4 months back..Everything seemed to be so perfect , I was supposed to go next month to UK fr higher studies. Everything ws set and my dad ws happy abt all tht I was doing. Fate...

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I feel like I am in a maze and can not get out!

From a Very Sad Army Wife - My husband signed out on terminal leave for retirement on July 12th 2010 and on Friday July 16th he came home drunk (so I was told) I laid him down and check on him an hour later, he said he was okay. I went to bed woke up Saturday morning and made him breakfast, when I went to wake him...

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