Tag Archives: friendship

Friendships Are Worth The Grief

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Greet Grief

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” Kahlil Gibran Jeff and I both love our homes, the neighborhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Grief, grieving, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, The Gifts of Grief, Transitions, Uncategorized | Tagged business men, emotion, farewell, friends, friendship, good-byes, leave, lifetime, Loss, moving, neighbor, neighborhood, sadness, stay-at-home-mom, transfer, transition | 1 Comment

Living while Dying – Part II

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Greet Grief

This is the second post in a two-part series about my family’s first experience with hospice. November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month… My mom and I make plans for cocktail hour in Aunt Jean’s “new” room, inviting two of Jean’s closest … Continue reading →

Posted in Lessons from others, My story | Tagged alcohol, bar, campers, camping, cocktail, communicate, dying, entertaining, Final Gifts, friends, friendship, God, godchild, godmother, hospice, hospice nurse, memories, music, Nebraska, Nurse, pain, palliative care, party, shock, stories, struggle, sudden death, tears, unexpected loss, whiskey Manhattans | 7 Comments

God’s work amongst the ashes – Part III

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Greet Grief

I am living on Simma’s cheesecake – interesting, since I never liked cheesecake before now. The combination of chocolate, vanilla and raspberry filling seems to be the only things that slide down my throat without coming back up. I don’t even feel guilty, … Continue reading →