Posted by The Grief Blog on October 18, 2007 · 14 Comments
my 21 year old son, my only child, my buddy, died last friday night in a car accident. i dont know what to do i want to scream tear my teeth out my heart is breaking. he was such a good kid. everyone liked him. always helping friends. kind, funny. the pain is so intense [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Dear Fellow Travelers,
Thought you might like a “sneak preview†of “Space Between Breaths.â€Â It is truly a documentary of hope after great losses. Luther and Rosemary Smith have produced a documentary that explains grief from all aspects and then shows us how, like the phoenix, have come out of the ashes of loss to a [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
On September 14, 2005 Nick Wilson died in a fire at his mother’s home. While his mother escaped unharmed, this child’s life ended prematurely. His mother never attempted to wake her son, or thought of staying with her child. Her selfish act saved her own life, but cost Nick his. Only days before Nick’s death [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on February 23, 2007 · 1 Comment
Dear Dr. Prigerson,
I just wanted to share with you the response to Ronald Kotulak’s article that we will be putting on our blog. We have been receiving angry e-mails regarding his generalizing your study to bereaved parents. If you or the other authors have any comments please send them off to us and we will [...]
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Posted by The Grief Blog on February 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Chances are that you grew up in a two-parent family, a mom and a dad. Went to a local school, away to college, married, had children of your own. And then, tragedy struck and your mother passed away, leaving your father a widower. He has mourned his loss and, in time, while still embracing the [...]
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Posted by The Grief Blog on February 8, 2007 · 3 Comments
My project putting up a new twin website www.twinlesstwins.org feels like it finally has some completion. It was a year long project for me and I am finally getting back into the groove of my regular work schedule. We are seeing results and new twins in need of support are contacting our organization. I met [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on January 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Dear Friend of GriefWorks,
As the New Year gets underway, I want to remind you that GriefWorks is offering a six-week “Family Night Series” from 6:15-8:15 p.m., beginning January 18. Families will begin the evening together with a light dinner (which is provided) and a brief introduction. Then we will divide into groups for parents, teens, [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on January 4, 2007 · 3 Comments
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 [...]
Posted by Death of a Child on December 20, 2006 · Leave a Comment
The death of an infant or a miscarriage is so sad. Many times it’s difficult to know what to say, how to say it and of course you may be wondering what not to say. Often those worries keep people from reaching out to support friends and loved ones who are experiencing this [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on December 19, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Young people need as much time to grieve after the death of someone close, whether they show it or not. The most common issue for a parent is that the child doesn’t ‘seem’ to be distressed so they don’t want to upset them. Children are in a world where they are used to not having [...]
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