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When the trial against the drunk driver who killed Marley was closing, we were given the opportunity to write our victim impact statement. We were able to tell the judge the ways in which our lives had been shattered and torn. I wrote mine amidst the...
What happens when your grief doesn’t match the grief of those in your circle? What if the way you need support or offer support isn’t met? Once again, you’re on your own. Haven't you always been on your own though? I have been turning these...
August 29, 2019. My oldest son had been away at college for his freshman year just a few days. I was still anxious with worries about him making friends, finding food that he would like, and learning how to use the laundry rooms. He was making efforts- going to the...
"How many children do you have?" Blah. The burning question on the minds of (almost) all I meet. It is our cultural norm to ask each other this seemingly benign question. For those of us in the club of child loss, it is far from benign and...
Talking about dementia grief almost forces definers to lean on ancient Roman Catholic theology. Books like "Living in the Land of Limbo" and websites like that of the Family Caregiver Alliance's, "Caregiving and Ambiguous Loss," articulate the tangled mix of...
I will let you be yourself. What does this really mean? When I wrote this for the Grief Supporters Manual I thought it was important because as grievers it takes an incredible amount of energy to be yourself, let alone the additional energy of being “not” yourself....
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