Getting Through the First Weeks After the Funeral
My sisters and brothers and I met at the house the day after Mom’s funeral. With both Mom and Dad now…
My sisters and brothers and I met at the house the day after Mom’s funeral. With both Mom and Dad now…
My mother died one warm September evening nearly 20 years ago, and I remember well the first holiday season that followed—the…
By Eugenie G. Wheeler Your world has fallen apart…but your life goes on. You wonder how you will ever get through…
by Valerie Dillon Therapists and hotlines report an increase in calls during the Christmas holidays. It is no surprise, given the…
by Norma Schuh
Until recently, retirement from the work force or from managing a household (or whatever activities and obligations engaged you in earlier years) implied you were soon to be following a downward spiral. In previous generations, where lon…
by Kass Dotterweich
The first Christmas after my father died was extremely difficult; the second was a little better. The third was just a few weeks away when I received a shoebox-shaped package from my sister. When I called her to say the package had …
by Mary Lynne Knighten
Are you one of the 70% of people who does not have an advance care plan (ACP)?
Advance care planning is the process of planning for future medical care. ACP is an ongoing course of action whereby patients, family members, and hea…
by Rev. Daniel H. Grossoehme, BCC Juan was in his mid-thirties and sitting up in his hospital bed when I met…
Following my father’s death, there were days when it was hard to know whether I was feeling sorry for myself or…
Even though the steps through grief can be similar, the way each family member moves through the process is unique. Such…