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July 15th, 2008

19 Creative Coffins

I read on trendhunter an article looking at coffins and it says
“ As the coffin represents a final resting place for many humans, it makes sense that they should reflect the lives of the people they were designed for, a great example being the eco-friendly coffins for treehuggers and Star Trek coffins for the geek […]

By anna -- 4 comments

July 10th, 2008

A Quote on Lost Love

I saw this anonymous quote and thought of all of us
“Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.”
Tags: kiss, love, love + quoteShare This

By anna -- 2 comments

July 3rd, 2008

Dealing with Grief

Dealing with grief is difficult and I am always looking for resources to learn more about how to cope with the feelings of loneliness, depression and, well numbness.
Karen from Thrifty Mommy came across this article at eHOW - How to deal with grief which gives tips that may help us with those feelings. I think […]

By anna -- 4 comments

June 25th, 2008

Beyond Belief - A Story of Hope

When we have a loved one taken from us through death, we can so easily become angry with the world. Well I have just heard about a wonderful film about the story of how Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, who were 2 soccer mums turned their tragedy of losing their husbands in the 9/11 bomb […]

By anna -- 0 comments

June 17th, 2008

World’s Apart, World’s Together

Blogging and indeed having all your wonderful comments, really shows me that no matter what culture, how the grief has occurred - the feeling of loss is the same worldwide. Blogging has been a great comfort to me to know that I am not alone, that I am not daft because at times I haven’t […]

By anna -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2008

Combating Grief After Losing Your Spouse

In an article called Combating Grief After the Loss of a Spouse over at Health News there is some interesting statistics

A Finnish study that appeared in the May 2008, online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, noted that the risk of entering a long-term care facility is almost three times as likely for […]

By anna -- 1 comment

March 6th, 2008

A Surgeons Reflections on Mortality

I was sent the book Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality (Vintage) by Pauline Chen, which I have just started to read and will write more about it later. However I was struck by a phrase early in the book
“Twenty years ago when I was applying to medical school, I believed I was going […]

By anna -- 0 comments

January 12th, 2008

A Journey Through Grief

We all find our own way of coping with grief, someone of us become insular, some of us start doing things that we would not have dreamed of before. I was reading today about Libby Southwell who started on a journey of self exploration and has written a book about it called Monsoon Rains and […]

By anna -- 1 comment

January 11th, 2008

Let’s Not Grieve Alone

I believe in community and yesterday I talked about how a cancer patient has built a community around blogging. A comment from a reader lead me to   another blog that helps people come to terms with grief, death and bereavement.
I love bringing tips and help to you all and if you know of a […]

By anna -- 0 comments

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