Monthly Archives: January 2019

I spent a lot of time with my grandmother when I was growing up.  When I was young, before I Source: Grieving Before A Death: Understanding Anticipatory Grief

My husband, Gary, was diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer. As in, no cure because it had already metastasized outside the prostate.  But Gary—tenaciously, courageously—went on to defy the odds and live ten really good years. How is it that some … Continue reading →

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By Marlys Johnson | Twitter: @iMarlysJohnson They left a card on our oak dining table wearing an E.M. Forster quote: “We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is … Continue reading →

“So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them” -Jesus Jesus taught that I should do to and for others what I desire they do to and f… … Continue reading →

Sarah Waisler explains how she is grieving her old self since chronic illness is turning her into someone she doesn’t like. Source: Grieving My Old Self After Chronic Illness Changed Me | The Mighty

Emotions are complicated. This isn’t something you need to be told by a psychologist, it’s something that as a human being you intrinsically understand to b… Source: How games can help to explore the many colours of grief

I wish my dad could drive, to keep me safe like always, Robyn Sheppard writes, but now, it is my turn to lead Source: How we helped my father hold onto his dignity as he was dying – The Globe … Continue reading →

Embarrassment detours us away from knowledge. Assumptions interfere with understanding. Ignorance leads to poor decisions. And so, let’s exchange some thoughts about . . . Gas? I thought about these three—embarrassment, assumptions, ignorance—when I finally spent a few moments learning … Continue reading →

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed a victory to the family of missing West Valley City mom Susan Cox Powell, allowing their lawsuit over the deaths of her sons to go to trial.In a ruling issued Thursday afternoon, … Continue reading →