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For most children, their first experience with grief comes with the death of a beloved family pet. When Zoe the eight-week old puppy dies of parvovirus or Tweety the budgie... Read More
During the 28 years I have been interacting with bereaved people, one of the most frequent questions I have been asked is, "Who has the worst pain?" Do bereaved parents... Read More
Julian Austin, Canadian country singer, released a song called Should Be Over You. He sings, How long does it take to mend a broken heart? After the heartache and tears,... Read More
Remember the Eulogy projects we had to write back in High School? Death is a tough subject to broach, and many would rather deny death then embrace it. Someone once... Read More
The question of whether, say, a man should have the right to take away his life granted pain and suffering have overcome him is a very important question today. A... Read More
Life has always been a journey, a journey of finding of one true self and happiness. As however destined, all journeys will eventually find its very own destination and it... Read More
September 11, 2001, marked yet another significant turning point in world history. Whatever innocence was left in the world was lost on that fateful day.On lesser numeric scales, equally heinous... Read More
My nan was called Margaret and lived until the age of eighty eight. Unfortunately she died in hospital and this article describes how my son reacted to the news of... Read More
For most people life is a fairly ordinary existence - and when I say ordinary I mean a contented, 'far from perfect' way of life. And that's okay? until something... Read More
Do you spend most of your time inside or outside of your body? If you know what I'm talking about then I can almost certainly say that you have spent... Read More
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Overcoming death and beginning once again to live is the one thing that we never anticipate can happen... Read More
With my father, his brother and their father having had late onset Alzheimer's I can't help but wonder... Read More
Death: No thank you. Dying: Gives me a panic attack. Burial: Not today, please. Of all the subjects... Read More
Have you ever lost the ability to laugh? I did.When Arlyn died, I knew I would never laugh... Read More
Over the years, I've heard many people voice their concerns of death and dying. It wasn't that they... Read More
In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published her famous book; On Death and Dying and later went on to... Read More
What is it about Grief & Loss that upsets us so much? Is it the heavy duty emoting... Read More
Suicide is the one form of death that has quite a stigma attached to it. It brings with... Read More
Are you spending this Mother's Day wondering if you are, in fact, a mother? 900,000-1 million women in... Read More
Too many people are dying alone?The dying are one of society's most unrecognized and under-served groups. As individuals... Read More
I hadn't intended to go to my cousin's funeral.That sounds terrible, I know. And if I had chosen... Read More
Life has always been a journey, a journey of finding of one true self and happiness. As however... Read More
WHAT I LEARNED FROM POPE JOHN PAUL II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am not a Catholic, but I felt... Read More
What is it about Grief & Loss that upsets us so much? Is it the heavy... Read More
The impatient tooting of a car horn startled us into awareness. No one had thought beyond... Read More
If we were to organize a list of the thorniest problems for the bereaved, certainly somewhere... Read More
("He" in this text - to mean "He" or "She").We react to serious mishaps, life altering... Read More
Guilty, Your Honor, I whisper.Have you ever done anything so horrible that you would prefer to... Read More
Oh, we can talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better... Read More
Recently, the magazine I own and edit got a hate letter that was so full of... Read More
It felt like I had been run over by a freight train. I was stunned. I... Read More
Suicide strikes...AGAIN!This may wind up being the most important article some have ever read. I hope... Read More
Shortly after noon, I went into Arlyn's bedroom to get a few things to take with... Read More
You will often hear that grief and loss bring couples together, but it can actually do... Read More
Angelo C, was a good man that never did any harm. He died yesterday in the... Read More