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Left Behind: Families Struggle To Navigate Life After Suicide

2013-05-13T11:44:34Z

By Lisa Schencker
Salt Lake Tribune

DRAPER, Utah (RNS) As young brothers, Kris and Kourt McGuire often spent hours chasing the shimmering dragonf...

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Carole Brody Fleet: Why There Is No Such Thing As 'Getting Over' Your Spouse's Death

2013-05-13T07:01:42Z

Sometimes I feel really sorry for my family. They are the unfortunate souls who have to listen to my bellyaching on any given day.

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Carol W. Berman, M.D.: 10 Tips on Dealing with Late-Stage Illness and Death

2013-05-10T14:37:15Z

Based on my years treating patients who have dealt with the loss of a loved one and my personal experience with my husband's death, I know there are many complicated emotions that one can experience when dealing with late-stage illness and death.

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Secret Burial Could Set Off 'Witch Hunt'

2013-05-09T16:46:53Z

When he heard Thursday that suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev had finally been interred 19 days after his death, Brad White was relie...

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Randy Taran: Mother's Day: Lessons From a Year of Hell

2013-05-09T13:15:41Z

This Mother's Day has given me a new perspective on the stages of life, the inner strength that can be called upon even in the toughest of times, and most importantly, the enduring power of love.

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Burial Ignites Controversy

2013-05-06T19:44:51Z

Watching the news this week of cemeteries refusing to accept the body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and protestors descending ...

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Andrew Stark: Susan Sontag, William F. Buckley, Jr. and Care at the End of Life

2013-05-06T12:22:55Z

It seems as if witnessing aggressive, life-prolonging care actually makes people more likely to want it for themselves -- even with all its miseries and ultimate failure -- than they would if they hadn't witnessed it. That's a puzzle. What might be going on?

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The Growth Of Deathbed Choirs

2013-05-02T06:41:58Z

WASHINGTON -- Always face the person in the chair. Sense their breath, the rising and falling of the lungs, the blood's flush on the cheeks. Watch the...

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Death Experts Meet At Unique Conference

2013-04-26T19:07:55Z

LOS ANGELES -- As a ceremonial officiant who specializes in helping people grieving over death use spiritual and secular rituals to mourn, Candice Cou...

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CT Working Moms: The 5 Stages of Infertility Grief

2013-04-25T15:10:04Z

Just as with any other grieving process, like the five stages identified by Kubler-Ross, the progression of infertility emotions has stages as well.

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Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW: 5 Techniques To Help Grievers Shift Perspective

2013-04-25T08:27:41Z

Memories are like gold nuggets, nuggets with sharp edges that eventually wear smooth. During the first year or two of grief, memories may be painful, only highlighting the loved one's absence. However, over time, a shift begins to occur.

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Rev. Peg Nowling Williams: There's Healing And There's Healing

2013-04-24T13:49:23Z

When violence strikes, God wants to comfort us and help us heal. I believe that God wants us to help each other heal.

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David Kessler: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Events

2013-04-24T08:30:00Z

In the aftermath, it is important to remember that our grief is as unique as our fingerprints. Each of us will have our own normal reactions to the abnormal events that we have just witnessed.

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Pierre R. Berastaín: Restorative Justice: Re-storying What Happened in Boston

2013-04-23T14:56:37Z

I still go to sleep wondering whether more bombs will appear in the city, whether my family will be okay, whether the sounds of sirens and the choppers of helicopters will bring memories of unease. I know I'm not alone.

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'The Ultimate Taboo'

2013-04-23T09:27:58Z

Rankin, the acclaimed British photographer who shot subjects like Kate Moss and the Queen of England, is arguably best known for his celebrity-centere...

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LOOK: Daughter Pays Heartwarming Tribute To Her Parents

2013-04-22T19:20:32Z

Dealing with the loss of loved ones is never easy, but one young woman found a way to keep her parents close to her heart.

Lauren Lage-McAdams, a c...

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Muslims Wary Of Giving Boston Bombing Suspect Islamic Funeral

2013-04-20T21:57:57Z

In the days since two deadly bombs and the separate shootings that followed brought Boston to a standstill, the region's Muslim community has loudly c...

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MIT Mourns Slain Campus Officer With Online Tributes

2013-04-19T16:50:50Z

Sean Collier, the 26-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer shot to death Thursday night on the Cambridge, Mass., campus, was m...

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Clergy, Obama Unite For Interfaith Service After Boston Attacks

2013-04-18T15:44:39Z

Quoting heavily from scripture on the endurance of the human spirit and the triumph of good over evil in the face of tragedy, President Barack Obama j...

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Post-Traumatic Stress Becomes Concern After Boston Attack

2013-04-16T18:27:01Z

The morning after the deadly Boston Marathon explosions, Joyce Maguire Pavao called local hospitals and the Red Cross, rushing to find victims.

Fa...

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Roy Speckhardt: Getting the Freedom to Die

2013-04-16T12:12:51Z

If we as a country believe that people have personal autonomy over their own bodies, we should also recognize that it is everyone's independent choice as to when their life should end.

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Carole Brody Fleet: The Greatest Fear Shared By The Widowed

2013-04-15T06:47:35Z

Most people in the world are afraid of dying, which is not exactly what you would call an irrational fear. However, many people are so afraid of dying that they do not even want to discuss death, which, uncomfortable as this discussion may be, is downright irresponsible.

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Melissa T. Shultz: How I Lost My Father's Voice And Found My Own

2013-04-15T07:47:09Z

The thing about transitions is, sometimes it's helpful to revisit the past in order to see how much you've grown. Recently, I thought about my father's passing -- and a beautiful pen that was dear to him. It reminded me that some endings are actually beginnings in disguise.

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Brandy L. Schillace: Death's Summer Coat: A Review of The Natural Death Handbook, Fifth Edition

2013-04-09T13:29:07Z

The Natural Death Handbook is a volume that speaks with simple clarity and grace about the best practices for sitting with the dying, washing and cooling a loved one after passing, and preparing the body for a natural funeral.

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Donna Steinhorn: Celebrating Life and Love

2013-04-05T14:05:08Z

I had been told by a few friends who had been down this path, that to have your parent die in your arms was an amazing experience. One described it as "radiant." I admit I was skeptical, yet in the last hours of her life I didn't want to leave her side.

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