The Compassionate Friends’ Worldwide Candle Lighting
Excitement has been building as the thirteenth Worldwide Candle Lighting December 13, 2009 approaches. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local [...]
“Real Men Do Cry” Wins Two Awards
Our book, Real Men Do Cry: A Quarterback’s Inspiring Story of Tackling Depression and Surviving Suicide Loss – won 2 awards at the Florida Publishers Association President’s Book Award - The Silver Award for Adult Non-Fiction and the prestigious President’s Pick.
Eric Hipple bares his soul in this incredible story of hope and triumph. After his 15-year-old [...]
Drs. Gloria and Heidi Launch “Open to Hope” radio on CBS
Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley start a new radio broadcast on CBS talk radio. On September 14th the “Open to Hope” radio show launched on the “Chat About It” talk radio station run by CBS. They launced with a show on “Grief, Hope and Healing” with Darcie Sims, a bereaved parent and child and a [...]
Drs. Gloria and Heidi to be on Pittsburgh Radio on 7-19-09 speaking about celebrity death
You can hear the interview here!
Drs. Gloria and Heidi were interviewed for the Sunday a.m. radio show with Tracey Morgan. Tracey is the host of Sunday Magazine, for three CBS FM radio stations in Pittsburgh, and is the midday air talent for Y108. You can hear segments of Sunday Magazine online at http://y108.com/pages/2557020.php.
Tracey Morgan’s Biography
Tracey [...]
Randah Hamadeh publishes her book of poetry
Those of you who have visited The Grief Blog for a year are two have had the privilege of reading Randah Ribhi Hamadeh’s poetry. She has now published her first book of poetry in English in honor of her daughter Samar’s 21st birthday.
The editor’s review states: “The loss of a child is every parent’s [...]
The National Conference on Widowhood: Will You Be There?
The National Conference on Widohood will be held on July 17 – 19 and you are invited!
Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation,
Widowsbond,
The American Widow Project,
Widows Wear Stilettos,
the Mourning Star Center,
WidowSpeak,
the Heartlight Center,
the Liz Logelin Foundation,
Widow Connection,
Grief and Renewal,
Authors, Filmmakers, Coaches, Financial Advisors, and a whole group of widowed people who GET you…are all going to be at the National Conference [...]
Open to Hope Editor’s Book Moves to TV
I wanted to let you know that my first book, FATHERLOSS, has been turned into a PBS special!
The half-hour program will premiere this Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. in Kentucky only. It will then be marketed to PBS stations around the country to air before Father’s Day 2010.
The PBS producer, Dave Shuffett, does an [...]
“Heros Among Us” Award
Bonnie Carroll received the People Magazine’s “Heros Among Us” Award. People magazine honors “ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” After Bonnie Carol’s husband Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll died, Bonnie looked for support but couldn’t find any. She vowed to change that, and today her Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS; www.taps.org) is the leading grief-support service [...]
We need your help with raising awareness during National College Student Grief Awareness Week April 19-25!
The mission of the awareness week is to raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of coping with the illness or death of a loved one during college and to spread the word about National Students of AMF, the only organization dedicated to supporting college students coping with the illness or death of a loved [...]
