Monthly Archives: January 2018

Liminal Spaces: Reflections on Birth and Death

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Originally posted on Your Own Good Death:
(Image: https://mikkolagerstedt.deviantart.com/art/Dawn-386046325) I write this sitting in my living room in front of my wood-stove on a day with a windchill so low it threatens to break records. If I glance up I…

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Shared via Sympathy Solutions – Grieving Buster – Maybe it was just a dream, but a comfort all the same

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Source: Maybe it was just a dream, but a comfort all the same

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Texas woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

A Texas woman spent 21 days in the hospital fighting for her life after she ate raw oysters and contracted a deadly infection. Source: Texas woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters

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The Complication of Losing an Ex to Suicide – Our Side of Suicide

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Losing a former love to suicide can lead to many complicated emotions along the grief journey. One survivor shares her story. Source: The Complication of Losing an Ex to Suicide – Our Side of Suicide

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What to say when someone is dying; tips from a master in her field – Palliative Care

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Experiencing the deaths of up to six patients each week over the past 18 years has given Nikki Johnston remarkable insights into what happens at the end of life. The palliative care nurse practitioner from Clare Holland House was interviewed … Continue reading →

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Ticket to anywhere.

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Originally posted on Cerebral Salad:
Life. The magic and fragility of it has become even more vividly apparent in the last couple of months. Our extended family are three members down. Also, the cutest, most idiotic and loving dog, a…

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This Letter From A 27-Year-Old Who Was Dying Of Cancer Will Change Your Approach To Life https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganshanahan/this-letter-from-a-27-year-old-who-was-dying-of-cancer-will?utm_term=.yb989BKEv

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

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Ten Ways to Kindle Light in the Cold Dark Season – Hospicare

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Source: Ten Ways to Kindle Light in the Cold Dark Season – Hospicare

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The Grief Geek

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Originally posted on Death and the Maiden:
By Caroline Lloyd Firstly, I’d like to mention that I was delighted to be invited by the glamorous death squad, Death and the Maiden, to write a blog for them. As the geeky…

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Pet Loss: A Disenfranchised Grief

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~ James Herri… Source: Pet Loss: A Disenfranchised Grief

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