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- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Say Their Name at Your Gathering
Hello Everyone - I wish you all a wonderful holiday season. This time of year is difficult for many people for many reasons. If you have...
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Listen to Matthew Perry
A friend, Patty W., posted this in our group and I think it’s important to share with more people. Recently, Matthew Perry (actor from...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Empty Chair at the Table
Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Myth of Losing An “Only Child”
Often people express “extra” concern when they hear I lost my only child. They say things like, “how tragic to lose your only child!” But...
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- Nov 12, 2022
- 2 min
Aaron Carter’s Death
We lost another young celebrity when Aaron Carter was found dead in his bathtub a few days ago. Apparently, he’d been there for a few...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
A phrase that hurts parents of addicts
I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Writing Another Book!
I’m writing my second book! It's more of a “how to guide”. It's about how to support someone through grief and loss. In times of our...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
Drunks, tweakers and junkies…
Addiction: Disease or Choice, Part One Ask yourself this question honestly: Do you think addiction and alcoholism are a moral failing or...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Bruce Springsteen - 12 parenting advice tips from lyrics
The other day I saw this photo on Facebook: I immediately saw what was WRONG with it - that was my friend Chris Joseph with Bruce, not...
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