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When you lose someone you love and are grieving Thanksgiving Day feels burdensome and painful. When a brain tumor took away our precious Katie’s life I dreaded that holiday. For seven years we served no rutabagas because they were Katie’s favorite vegetable. The thought of their seasonal aroma wafting through our home without her in […]
Continue ReadingMourning the Death of a Spouse [Editor’s note: this is an excellent compendium of advice from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging. At the end is a link to the original piece. Note the many valuable links.] When your spouse dies, your world changes. You are in mourning—feeling grief and sorrow at the loss. You […]
Continue ReadingBy Raymond Magno Co-Owner Of Eco Bear Biohazard Cleaning Company I spent the sunny afternoon playing with my friends, a typical routine for a 9-year old boy. Later, I decided to head home. I wanted to be sure to be on time for dinner my Mom was making one of my favorite meals. As is […]
Continue Readingby Elaine Voci There are a lot of people who shy away from any talk about death; they think such conversations are “morbid” and don’t serve any purpose other than to make people feel uncomfortable. They are reluctant to accept the impermanence of life which shows us that nothing lasts forever, nor is it meant […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: I received this email from a local Rabbi. I’ve done a small amount of editing to make it more universal: Dear Friend, Our hearts are shattered by the heinous and horrific attack on our brothers and sisters in Pittsburgh. We mourn the 11 holy souls who were so cruelly torn from […]
Continue Reading[We found this excellent article by Kate Branch in October’s Vogue Magazine. Here are the opening paragraphs followed by a link to the entire article.] How I Learned to Grieve the Loss of My Dad in the Age of Instagram by KATE BRANCH At 1:52 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2017, time and space ceased to […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note 4.28.20: Sara Bailey recently sent us a link to an excellent guide to sleep and grieving that we recommend. Here is the link: Sleeping After Loss: Understanding the Effects of Grief on Sleep The Catharsis of Loss: Tips for Better Sleep After Losing a Loved One by Sara Bailey People have […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingWill I Ever Get Over This Grief? [Editor: The Sugars referred to in the salutation of this letter are the two authors of The Sweet Spot, a weekly column (Thursdays) in The New York Times. I was particularly impressed by their answer to this question. Out of respect for the Times copyright, I am teasing […]
Continue ReadingStrange Awakenings By Peggy Amler It was early morning. My eyes were still shut. I was waking up before my alarm went off. I could tell it wasn’t quite daylight, but close to it. I had some remnant thoughts, some vague remembrances of a […]
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