Monthly Archives: December 2016

Four and half years after the death of my oldest son, I finally went to a grief support group for parents who have lost children. I went to support a friend who recently lost her son. I’m not sure I … Continue reading →

Source: Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog – Yahoo Mail

Source: I’m a Christian Married to an Atheist — Here’s How We Make It Work

A Lutheran minister is taking an unconventional approach to ministry by setting up a booth on the streets of Manhattan and charging 5 cents for spiritual counsel, much like Lucy from the “Peanuts” comic strip. Source: Lutheran Pastor Inspired by … Continue reading →

grief support that doesn’t suck: no platitudes, no easy fixes, and no pseudo-spiritual bypass. It’s grief support for deep & intelligent folks. Like you. Source: skipping the holidays isn’t selfish.

Hospice is an affordable health care option. Services are paid for in a variety of ways, including Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and VA benefits. Source: How is hospice paid for? | Hospice of the Red River Valley

I draw the shortest straw among the three night nurses on my unit. Despite that I have less than six-months on the job, I’m the one floating to another floor (going to a different unit that you are… Source: Looking … Continue reading →

Source: In the Company of Death; In Consortium Mortis ~ Pallimed

There’s a certain type of person who tends to be more chill about this whole mortality thing. Source: The Most Creative People Are Also the Least Afraid of Death — Science of Us

A writer explains the effect her grief and depression has had on her experience of the holiday season, and shares a message to anyone else who finds the holiday season painful. Source: Grief and Depression During the Holiday Season | … Continue reading →