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What Does a Mother Do for Her Son? by mary gutheil anderson What does a mother do for her son? She helps create him She carries him next to her heart for close to a year She gives birth She sustains his life She feeds him She clothes him She combs his hair She […]
Every Day is a Sick Day by Fran Gerstein When your child dies every day is a sick day. An invisible wound resonates from middle of your body, radiating emptiness to your extremities. People around you are unaware of its presence. But you feel it while laughing or despairing. It is part of you now. […]
FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE is a famous sermon given by Rabbi Kenneth Berger on Yom Kippur day in the fall of 1986. It was inspired by the crash of the Challenger space shuttle on January 28, 1986 and the subsequent revelation that the crew had likely survived the explosion and lived for another five minutes […]
My Journey in Loss ODE TO BE…. By Peggy Amler 2017 Before Bereft Bemoan Bewail Beware Bewildered Betwixt and Between Behave Because Bethink Beget Beyond Begin Becalm Behold Belong Become Believe BE
Katie Couric on Death and Dishonesty KATIE COURIC: In six hours my life went from complete contentment to complete chaos. And that period of hearing, refusing to accept, accepting, you know, preparing, you know the grief started there. Katie Couric has lived in the public eye since 1991, when she began co-hosting the Today Show […]
Mysterious Moments–Narratives and Grief Several years ago, I heard a grief story that, like a song repeating in my mind, refused to leave my thoughts or feelings. It occurred when I was visiting a friend’s elderly mother in her assisted-living apartment. On the wall close to her recliner was a portrait of her adorable eighteen-month-old […]
From This Day Forward: A Widow’s Understanding of Continuing Bonds By Louise McOrmond-Plummer The loss of Ken, my beloved husband of thirty years, to cancer in 2016 was so devastating that I am persuaded that the grief may, in varying degrees, be lifelong. However, the speed with which advice to “Let go and Move on” […]
A Letter To Myself Dear Peggy, Your David is gone. You have experienced an immeasurable loss. Never before have you felt such deep emotional and gut wrenching pain. Keep in mind use of the word ‘experienced.’ Use that word instead of ‘suffered’ because you don’t want to get stuck in ‘suffering.’ ‘Suffering’ is not the […]
Editor’s note: this was written in response to the essay “The “D” Word by Peggy Amler published by AfterTalk on July 20th of this year. Here is a link to the essay: The “D” Word: AfterTalk Inspirational for 7.20.17 “I Lost My Wife…” by Rick Drew I really understand your complex feeling. I lost my […]
Like A Child By Peggy Amler I’ve borne this entity. It is basically healthy and normal, I am told. But it is new to me and I am unsure of how to handle it. It requires attention. It begs to be listened to. It needs to be heard. It is relying on me for being […]
