Bereavement

My Father Is Dying

Judy Wieder | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Judy Wieder

Deep in a rustic canyon, tucked away in the bedroom of his beautiful glass home, wrapped tightly in a hospice hospital bed, buried behind the damage of another stroke, my father is dying.

How To Comfort The Grieving

beliefnet.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


When a person you care about is hurting, you hurt, too. When that person is grieving the loss of a loved one, there are some steps you can take to eas...

Bereavement Photography May Help Healing

Oncology Nursing News | Debra Wood, RN | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Photos of a dying or dead baby or child are one way to help loved ones cope with the loss and begin to heal....

Madonna Is a Motherless Daughter. Give Her a Break.

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Madonna is also exhibiting the desire for love that can never be met. In her career, and apparent need for attention and love, she is the poster child for Motherless Daughters.

Dealing With The Death Of A Child

Mona Ackerman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I feel bad asking about this, but I have to. It's about the death of Jett Travolta. I have three children of my own, so I relate strongly to the p...

Even Though It's a Unique Experience, Losing Someone You Love is Always the Same

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living


Claire Bidwell Smith

It can be comforting to look into the eyes of another who wakes in the morning whose first thought is of loss, and the same true before they fall asleep at night.

The Death of a National Hero You've Never Heard Of

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living


Allison Gilbert

Five months ago, I left my home in New York and made a pilgrimage to a nursing home on top of a remote hill in West Virginia to visit an extraordinary yet frail and ailing woman.