Grief & Loss Information

What this Rabbi Learned from Not being Re-hired


It's a familiar story, and I have been through it before, and so have you. In January the Synagogue Personnel Committee told me that they were recommending that the synagogue not renew my contract.

Silent Tears - from a Norwegian Hospital


Silent tears hit hospital-white sheets. The young Pakistani mother holds the mask that brings moisture, oxygen and medicine to her babygirls lungs as she struggles against the slime that threatens to suffocate her.

Why Does God Allow Suffering?


Justin was a typical ten year old boy. He liked Leggos, trains, and watching TV.

How My Four Your Old Son Reacted To The Death Of His Great Nanny Biscuits


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 her death.

Graceful Grief: Angelic Help is on the Way!


I believe that major change and loss in our lives is a door to grow ourselves, to become more loving, compassionate and accepting towards others and ourselves. We have choices that determine what the journey will look like.

Pet Loss: Significant and Profound Loss or Much Ado about Nothing?


For those who have deeply loved and lost their animal companions, the answer is obvious and yet disturbing. There are still far too many people in our culture who minimize and trivialize the loss of a pet.

Watching Death


Like it or not, we think in line with our customs and tradition often times, right down to the level of how we think of death, or about death. I was a licensed counselor for many years, and the issue came up a few times, and I was sad at its results, to hear Americas shamefully trying to avoid talking about it.

Am I a Mother - Tips for Handling Mother's Day After Miscarriage


Are you spending this Mother's Day wondering if you are, in fact, a mother? 900,000-1 million women in the U.S.

How to Deal with Suffering


Reflect upon the following questions, and answer those you feel might be most important for thosewho are most concerned about this topic.QUESTIONNAIRE ON HOW TO COPE WITH SUFFERING1- If there is a loving God, why do so many Christians and good people have to suffer so much whereas others don't? What about natural disasters?2- In suffering, why are some people so sensitive, and others not, over the same event? Give examples.

Euthanasia: How Will I Know When its Time?


Pippin needed assistance from his owner to get to his feet. He slowly walked to the door, then needed help once again to step down onto the back porch.

Grief Masks


October makes me think of Halloween, and Halloween makes me think of masks, and masks remind me that sometimes when we're grieving, we wear masks without even realizing it. We may never stop to think about how other people perceive our appearances, our images and our behaviors.

Tenderizing


Recently, the magazine I own and edit got a hate letter that was so full of venom and hostility, it gave me shivers. The ultra-religious lady who wrote it is young and passionate about her beliefs.

Liberation


It is one thing to be free; it is quite another to be liberated. Liberation implies that freedom was absent for a time, and there was bondage.

Is Death Really the End or the Window to A New Beginning?


Earlier this month I learned a dear friend had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She has been given less than six months to live as the cancer has fully permeated her liver and pancreas.

You Have to Show Up: On Small Miracles (Okay, maybe not so small)


I hadn't intended to go to my cousin's funeral.That sounds terrible, I know.

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Grief recovery seminar Sept. 20 (The Galesburg Register-Mail)

Bethel Baptist Church, 1196 N. Academy St., will have a free grief recovery seminar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 20 for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. America reflects on loss (Detroit News)

NEW YORK -- Familiar rituals of grief marked the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday as thousands paid tribute at the attack sites, the presidential candidates laid flowers at ground zero and children mourned parents they are barely old enough to remember. Tsunami survivors went through complex process of trauma and grief (New Kerala)

Washington, September 11 : Conducting in-depth interviews of people who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or those who lost their loved ones in the disaster, nurse researchers found that such individuals went through a complex process of trauma and grief. Thousands gather, grieve at sites of Sept. 11 crashes (Arizona Daily Star)

NEW YORK ? Familiar rituals of grief marked the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday as thousands paid tribute at the attack sites, the presidential candidates laid flowers at ground zero and children mourned the loss of parents they can barely remember. Crisis team helps families of homicide victims deal with grief (Oakland Tribune)

Catholic Charities crisis response network helps families with everything from grief counseling to negotiating the prices of caskets. McCain, Obama Visit Ground Zero Memorial Together (WCBS-TV New York)

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama agreed to put partisan politics aside, in order to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. McCain and Obama went to Ground Zero together. With Mayor Bloomberg at their side, the two symbolically and silently shared the nation's grief at the loss of life on 9/11. An Aura of Grief Surrounds a Stunned Family (New York Times)

Francine Prose?s tale of a childhood summer tainted by tragedy transcends its formula, offering an unexpectedly rich, tart, eye-opening sense of its 13-year-old protagonist?s world. Rituals of loss mark 7th anniversary of 9/11 attacks; McCain and Obama visit ground zero (AM New York)

NEW YORK (AP) _ Familiar rituals of grief marked the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday as thousands paid tribute at the attack sites, the presidential candidates laid flowers at ground zero and children mourned parents they can barely remember. Clear Lake Grief Share is Back (KIMT Mason City)

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - A Clear Lake couple is using a devastating time in their lives to help others. Will and Joyce Hunsaker lost their daughter in a motorcycle accident two years ago. Since then they have started a "grief share" group at their church in Clear Lake to help others cope. A 9/11 Loss Some Can See From Their Window, Still (New York Times)

Recovery has eluded some for whom the World Trade Center towers were the crowning jewel of their view.
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