


Laughing Until You Die
Humor May Be Antidote For Pain Of Death For Patients, Survivors Just weeks before Christmas some years ago, Shirley Rapp and her family faced the devastating news that she had what appeared to be a terminal illness. But that didn’t stop Rapp from wanting to do one...
Grief and loneliness, precious dreams
When we lose a loved one, what is it we want most. In my cases, I kept saying over and over, “I want her back,” “I just want her back!” Well, unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. As I found, as did many before me, death is so final....
Coping With Grief During the Holidays
Holidays are often considered a time for celebrating. We honor traditions and reminisce about past holidays and the people we shared them with. The very thing we love about holidays can be the source of pain and renewed grief if someone we love is no longer with us...
Grief & Loneliness: Rescued by a Feral Cat
June 9th, 2012, while sitting on the steps outside my back door, having what many folks would call a pity party over the loss of my wife Annie, two years previously, I discovered a little treasure in the rough. When you’re alone, grieving, lonely, it’s...
A young adult and their sick parent
I wanted to write this blog about young adults witnessing their parent sick for many reasons that were close to me. One of them is that I, too, have been a sole witness of seeing someone in my family being sick. And it has not been some temporary inconvenience, but...
How I continued with my life after loss
What do caregivers do following their own time helping and supporting a loved one?
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