Overcoming & Moving Beyond Your Sorrow
By Timothy Kelley (All Star Press / GriefHelp.org is thankful and honored to be allowed to re-print this blog posting) The reality of death is a confrontational foe - or in some cases a friend - that never ceases to knock on the door of our human … [Continue reading]
It can be hard to know what to say to a person in the thicket of grief; when someone is grieving a loved one’s suicide, the right words — any words, even — can feel all the more elusive and fraught. Suicide can leave survivors racked with anger, … [Continue reading]
Social media taught me how to grieve on Mother’s Day My mother was killed in a car accident when I was in middle school. For those of us who have lost our mother figures or have strained relationships with them, social media on Mother's Day is a … [Continue reading]
LAUREL, MS (WDAM) - Licensed professional counselor Paula Davis said she understands what it means to lose a child tragically. “My daughter’s been deceased for 15 years and I still have moments where I don’t want to leave and I don’t want to do … [Continue reading]
Are you currently dealing with the death of a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a close friend, or another loved one? The pain that comes along with the loss of a loved one can be too much to take for some people. It can take weeks, months, and, in … [Continue reading]
Answers to 6 common questions about Hospice Care Paying for hospice care shouldn’t be a financial burden. And, in most cases, it doesn’t have to be. Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances, making it affordable for … [Continue reading]
Fathers’ grief after a miscarriage is often overlooked. A trio of doctoral counseling students in the William & Mary School of Education set out to rectify that, and published the results of their interviews with fathers in a 2018 issue of The … [Continue reading]
Luke Perry’s daughter is getting support from someone who knows exactly what she is going through. Earlier this month, Sophie Perry , 18, lashed out on Instagram at people who criticized the way she was mourning the death of her father . "So to those … [Continue reading]
by Denise Crompton, author of "Diagnosis: Rare Disease" The care of a loved one with a debilitating condition often falls to their mother, but fathers, siblings or spouses also may take on that role. Even if there is additional help available, the … [Continue reading]
Dealing with Death of a Spouse at a Young Age THERE WERE ONLY three weeks from cancer diagnosis to death. When you’re 30, you never think something like this will happen to you. This isn’t how it’s meant to be. We had so many plans – things we … [Continue reading]
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"I just read The Road to Recovery. It was so informative. I am founder and director of a bereavement support group for parents who have lost a child." - Ann Carruci, HANDS (Healing and Nurturing Distraught Survivors)
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I didn’t know today would be our last Or that I’d have to say goodbye to you so fast I’m so numb, I can’t feel anymore Prayin’ you’d just walk back through that door And tell me that I was only dreamin’ You’re not really gone as long as I believe There will be another […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Grief comes in all shapes and sizes, affecting any person from young to old and leaving an impact that could make hope seem unattainable. When Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS, in 1994, she had her late husband Brigadier General Tom Carroll in mind. Carroll turned her grief […]
Barbara Van Rooyan’s Purdue experience is a story of deception, sadness and frustration — yet when she tells it now, she emits a surprising spark of energy. That’s because Van Rooyan, part of the unlikely group of citizens who repeatedly took flailing swings at Purdue Pharma, is watching the giant fall. Van Rooyan, who has […]
