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My brother passed away Everything has changed. My brother passed away suddenly a few days before Christmas. He was in his thirties. He was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and four years ago, had a double lung transplant. We always knew time with him was precious, but everything seemed normal. It was a heart attack. I always […]
Continue ReadingWhen my mom Passed When my mom passed, just a few weeks after I dreamed of her. In the dream she hugged me, and unlike any dream I have ever had before I could truly feel her warmth and smell her familiar smell. She didn’t say anything to me, just hugged me in the big […]
Continue ReadingCeline Dion remembers René Angélil, her husband A year after the death of her husband, René Angélil, Celine Dion has shared a video in remembrance of her husband’s life. “Today, January 14th, it’s been a year since René left us. He will always be in our hearts,” the singer captioned the video, which begins with snapshots […]
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago the Inspirational Quote of the Week was musical, a song by Lukas Forchhammer, frontman of the Danish pop band Lukas Graham. Since then, Lukas has been nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year. NPR recently interviewed Lukas, and this week’s Inspirational Quote is Lukas in his own words. There’s also […]
Continue Reading“Fly” by Celine Dion, was an expression of her grief as her niece Karine died from Cystic Fibrosis. Celine began promoting public awareness of cystic fibrosis, as her niece fought the deadly disease. In 1993, Karine died at the age of 16 in Celine’s arms while she was singing “Vole” (French for “Fly”) to her. […]
Continue ReadingMy dad just recently passed away this month very close to Christmas, he and I never had the perfect relationship growing up but within the last few years we had started to develop some progress in fixing our relationship, especially since he found out he has his first grandchild on the way. The loss of […]
Continue ReadingOn the heartbreaking new Lukas Graham single “You’re Not There,” frontman Lukas Forchhammer sings about his father’s death and the events he won’t get to share with him. “You’re not there to celebrate the man that you made / You’re not there to share in my success and mistakes / Is it fair you’ll never know […]
Continue ReadingHow to Write a Eulogy by azraiel this is the first draft of the eulogy I gave for my grandfather. I changed about 25% of it on the fly, but I don’t have a copy of what I actually said. Everyone whose opinion I care about loved it, including my grandmother. Speak from the heart, […]
Continue ReadingOur Lives Matter by M. Maureen Killoran We come together from the diversity of our grieving, to gather in the warmth of this community giving stubborn witness to our belief that in times of sadness, there is room for laughter. In times of darkness, there always will be light. May we hold fast to the […]
Continue ReadingInfant Loss and Pregnancy Jacob-A Short Documentary about Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Shawn Lovering AfterTalk is honored to share this outstanding documentary about Infant Loss by Canadian filmmaker Shawn Lovering. Here is the artist’s statement and a link to the film. In spring of 2016, I set out to create a short piece surrounding […]
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