FEATURED STORIES
Recent Stories
Editor’s Note: We are grateful to Boomer Benefits for this and past articles by Danielle K. Roberts. Since many of our readers are either seniors or those counseling seniors, we thought this excellent summary of the pandemic and medicare was worth sharing with all of you. A link to the Boomer Benefits site is at …
Coronavirus, Medicare, and Telemedicine: Everything You Need to Know Read More »
Continue ReadingThe Impact of grief on health is a cautionary story for those who have lost someone to COVID-19. Editor Take care of the one he/she loved: A Widow’s cautionary tale of the impact of grief on health: AKA: Strokes suck. By Louise McOrmond-Plummer In March 2019, my son was concerned that the left side of …
The impact of grief on health: A Widow’s cautionary tale Read More »
Continue ReadingGrieving during a Pandemic Editor: A neighbor and friend passed yesterday after a long illness not related to Covid-19. Our entire community will miss Bill. As I called his life partner, I thought about funeral arrangements. We are all in Rockland County, NY , one of the hardest hit COVID sites in America. . What …
Grieving and Coronavirus–Funerals revisited AfterTalk Pandemic Weely 4.21.21 Read More »
Continue ReadingWhen I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give to them What you need to give to me. I …
When I Die…AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly 4.14.21 Read More »
Continue ReadingGrief Poem 124 Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by R.L. Nona If we had been given one more year to watch the sun set on the far mountains, float on our backs in salt ponds shaded by ancient willows that protest the weight of their leaves, and hold each other close as the seasons …
It Would Have Been Enough–a poem AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly 46.21 Read More »
Continue ReadingMarch Winds You are gone and I have shed many tears I think of you as I face my fears Feeling as though I don’t belong What happened to our life song I feel the March winds blowing through the trees The bitter icy cold brings me to my knees Nothing will ever be the …
March Winds–Two Poems: AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly: 3.31.21 Read More »
Continue ReadingLyrics above, video below by Bruce Springsteen The road is long and seeming without end The days go on, I remember you my friend And though you’re gone And my heart’s been emptied it seems I’ll see you in my dreams I got you guitar here by the bed All your favorite records And all …
I’ll see you in my dreams: AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly 3.24.21 Read More »
Continue Readingby Katherine Rundell There are probably few things in this world which are harder than losing a child, and the grieving process is one which is likely to take years – it may go on forever. With the recent pandemic, many parents are in the unthinkable position of having lost a child, and this loss …
6 Things Which May Help People Grieving The Loss Of A Child Read More »
Continue Readingby Elizabeth Hines Grieving for the loss of a loved one, whether a person or a pet or even a relationship itself, can be challenging for the best of us. Grief hits us all differently, and there’s a healing journey everyone has to embark on. Our journeys, in this sense, are ours and will happen …
How to Cope with Grief Through Travel: AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly Read More »
Continue ReadingHow to Help Kids and Teens Deal with Grief By Kristin Savage Most children and teenagers are innocently oblivious of all the difficulties that life may bring. So, when something earth-shattering happens, such as losing someone they love or know, it can be hard for them to process. Everyone deals with grief in their own …
How to Help Kids and Teens Deal with Grief: AfterTalk Pandemic Weekly Read More »
Continue Reading