Suicide grief : Healing after a loved one’s suicide

Courtesy of MayoClinic.org | by Mayo Clinic Staff A loved one’s suicide can be emotionally devastating. Use healthy coping strategies … More

Q&A With David W. Peters About His Memoir “Death Letter: God, Sex, and War” – By Mary Pauline Lowry

Courtesy of The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-pauline-lowry/qa-with-david-w-peters-ab_b_5898174.html In his memoir “Death Letter: God, Sex, and War,” David W. Peters writes with … More

Death and despair or peace and contentment: why families need to talk about end-of-life options -By Melissa Bloomer

Courtesy of TheConversation.com Academic rigor, journalistic flair | http://theconversation.com/death-and-despair-or-peace-and-contentment-why-families-need-to-talk-about-end-of-life-options-4311 | November 23, 2011 TALKING ABOUT DEATH AND DYING – Why don’t we … More

What Losing Your Mother Feels Like – Rachael Oakes-Ash

Rachael Oakes-Ash | Author, blogger, founder of http://www.elephanttruths.com Courtesy of The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachael-oakesash/what-losing-your-mother-feels-like_b_6495618.html |Updated: 03/22/2015 5:59 am EDT Barbara’s Note: Everyone’s experience of … More

“mommy, do kids die?” helping children with death by handinhandparenting.org

Courtesy of hand in hand Nurturing the Parent-Child Connection “Mommy, Do Kids Die?” Helping Children Cope with Death Death is … More

Hospice: What is it and when is it for you? By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN

Courtesy of CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/health/hospice-fast-facts/index.html?sr=fb063015hospicecare830aStoryGallink (CNN) – Most of us would prefer to put the thought of hospice and end-of-life care as far … More

Lessons on End-of-Life Care From a Sister’s Death – By Paula Span

“This was a sorrowful, sobering moment; nothing could make it less so. But to have her own wishes so clearly specified lifted a great weight off our collective shoulders. We knew what to do, because she had told us.”

Yes, I miss my husband. But I’m also discovering the pleasures of living alone – By Anne Bernays

Compliments of The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2015/06/04/yes-i-miss-my-husband-but-im-also-discovering-the-pleasures-of-living-alone/ Author Anne Bernays, who recently lost her husband of 60 years, in the apartment they … More