When the death of a loved one occurs, regardless or whether it was expected or not, you will find yourself having to deal with a great number of people. Some you will k

GoodBye GrandMa
by Mariam A. Ashour

My dearest Grandma, I will never forget
you & sorry that I was not there with
you when you passed.

Grandma...I can't believe The last kiss,
The last "go

How Can I Transform Tragedy
by Barbara Rose

There is only one place where tragedy occurs, and that is in the mind. Tragedy may appear to you on the physical level, however, it is the enormous power of your mind that

Coping with Grief Its Called Living Through It
by Gail Stone

"Dad, I tried to wake Nana, I think she's dead."
"Grandpa died yesterday."
"Oh my God, Daddy's dead."
"Uncle Jack died today."
"Grandma died last night."


Afraid Of Dying Afraid Of Living!
by Edward Toupin

Over the years, I've heard many people voice their concerns of death and dying. It wasn't that they had any maladies that would cause them to die any time soon, but they

An Unexpected Letter
by LeAnn R. Ralph

It was a couple of weeks after Christmas, and I was standing by my mailbox in the vestibule of the apartment building where I lived in Lexington, Kentucky, holding a let

How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief
by Lorraine Kember

Anticipatory grief is the name given to the mix of emotions experienced when we are living in expectation of loss and grieving because of it. Anticipatory Grief is par

Death Changes Perspective Of Living
by cdmohatta
We live and we die. But while living, most of us don't keep the thought of death in mind. A person suffering from an incurable disease may have the thought of death in his/her m

Whats It All About
by Jo Ball

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 major happens

Cultivate a Friendship with Death
by Tim Ong

Why We Fear Death

"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark." - Bacon

There may be a thousand reasons why we fear death, but most of all we fear dea

Grief
by Saundra L. Washington

I didn't know a heart could die
before it stopped beating.
I didn't know a life could cease
before it stopped breathing.

I didn't know how devastat

Death, Close and Personal
by Monica Mingo

I got an email recently from someone whose mother died. She knew I'd suffered the loss of my mother and wanted some insight on how to deal with it. Unfortunately for her,

Sympathy Flowers
by Tenley McDonald

Sending a floral tribute is a very appropriate way of expressing sympathy to a family who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Flowers express a feeling of life and

Understanding Grief and Loss in Times of War and Disaster
by Jan Maizler
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There are many different kinds of losses we can experience in our lives. Indeed, loss in human beings has its beginnings in the birth process that separates the infant fro

Lies Kill Hearts
by cdmohatta
One who speaks a lie hurts. Only truth gives life and peace. A lie always hurts. Even the smallest lie hurts. It hurts one to whom the lie has been spoken, and surely hurts the