Newsletters & Poems

by Jim O'Connor, Huntsville, AL As a single parent a special bond existed between you and your child.  Perhaps this bond was akin to "us against ...

By Judy Kaplan and Beverly Pfeiffer Bereaved parents need to be aware of what vacations can and cannot accomplish.  Each of us who has experienced the ...

by Dennis Charney, M.D., Nat'l Institute of Mental Health Dr. Charney focused on the devastating toll of mood disorders, exciting advances in treatment and what the ...

HARVARD MEN'S HEALTH WATCH,  December 2000 Loss is part of every life.  The death of a loved one is perhaps the most dreaded loss, but there ...

by Bob Sheldon, Westerlo, New York As I look into the beautiful face of my five-year-old niece, she brings me much joy.  Yet there are also ...

by Jean G. Jones The first year of bereavement brings raw pain, disbelief, reality and many other deep emotions - emotions many of us have never ...

A Sibling's Viewpoint I had never experienced the death of a close loved one before my brother died.  When David died, my world came crashing down ...

by Penny A. Blazej,  TCF/New Canaan, Connecticut Anger is one of the most difficult emotions for me to express.  Reared as a "proper" young lady, I ...

by  Brenda Ann Tielking,  Franklin, Indiana Dedicated to my mother, Linda Ann Hance, a wonderful woman who I miss and love. Linda lived from November 12, 1954 ...