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Reliving and Remembering 25 Years Ago Today
There are days in your life that replay over and over in your memory and this will be one I never forget. It is Tuesday, February 13th, 1990. My husband Chris goes to his roofing job before sunrise, not waking … Continue reading
Posted in Bereavement, death, Faith, family, Friends, Grief, grieving, My story, Organ Donation, Widowhood
Tagged accident, CPR, death, friend, funeral home, grief, hospital, husband, mother, organ donation, pastor, work
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Saying Good-bye to Another Dad
Our children had four grandfathers because of our unique blended family. If you don’t already know our story read it here. Hank is my first husband’s father, and he was the last one of the grandpas to die. That was … Continue reading
Posted in death, family, grandparents, Grief, grieving, Healing, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, parents, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged alcoholism, children, daughter, dementia, father-in-law, grandchildren, grandpa, grief, husband, memories, photographer, pictures, relationships, son, stress, Wisconsin Gas Company, WWII
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The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home and the Center of my Grief
It has taken a year, both of us working full-time, to save for the down payment for our first home. The lannon-stone house built in the 1950s, sits on a half-acre lot, nestled between farmland. There is no extra money … Continue reading
Posted in death, Grief, grieving, In The Beginning, Life's Losses, My story, Transitions
Tagged Central Park, death, flash backs, funeral, grief, house, husband, kitchen, Loss, memories, widow, worry
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Intergenerational Grief – Billy, Part I
Retrieving mail from our curbside box, I hear her talking as she wheels the stroller toward me. I see the familiar face of the little boy’s grandmother, Ruth, who I see on their occasional walks down our block. This woman … Continue reading
Posted in Caregivers, Childhood, Depression, family, Friends, grandparents, Grief, grieving, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, parents, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged children, depression, disabilities, G-tube, Gastrostomy tube, grandmother, grandparents, grandson, grief, husband, NICU, parents, sign language, social isolation, special needs, surgery, traumatic loss
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A Loss Worth Celebrating
Jeff and I meet in June 1990 and grief is the topic of our first conversation. Both of us are young when our spouses die tragically and suddenly, leaving us with young children and changing our worlds forever. You can … Continue reading
Posted in growth, Inspiration, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, Relationships, Transitions
Tagged challenge, cope, death, flexibility, girlfriends, grief, holidays, husband, life's losses, losses, relationship, strategy, vacation, wedding, weekends, work
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Mother Earth Eases My Grief
I have always loved nature. Our only family vacations took place in a little town in northeastern, Wisconsin where my great-aunt and uncle own a cabin. I was still in diapers when I started going there in the 60’s. Not much of … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts from Nature, Grief, grieving, In The Beginning, Inspiration, My story, Single parenting, The Gifts of Grief
Tagged balance, cabin, death, Earth, Earth Day, gifts, grief, healing, husband, Mother Earth, nature, outdoors, sky, son, vacation, water, Wayne Dwyer, wind, Wisconsin
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