2020 - Feb - Gazette - Dogs as Companions
Dogs as Grief Companions
I walked gingerly through the door from the garage to our house. My husband supported my arm as I moved slowly, hunched over, protecting my incisions. I was in an anesthes...
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2020 - Jan - Gazette - Remembering with Love
Remembering with Love
I heard Mom repeat, “Oh, Joe.” I was 12 years-old, it was Halloween night 1973, and Mom was talking on the phone to my Uncle Joe. Uncle Joe was married to my mom’s sister, my...
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2020 - Jan - CDT - Helping Hands - A New Year
A New Year
A new year can be an exciting time full of possibilities. It can also be a sad time when it means you’re saying goodbye to the last year in which a loved one lived.
At one grief ...
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2019 - Dec - Gazette - Humility
Humility
With the New Year around the corner, many of us are looking at our lives and making resolutions to change things for the better. I’m a big fan of this type of process; a process life give...
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2019 - Nov - Gazette - It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
One of my all-time favorite movies is It’s a Wonderful Life! When I was a child, it was shown multiple times each holiday season and every time Zuzu said, “Look, Dadd...
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2019 - Nov - CDT - Helping Hands - Family Traditions
Family Traditions
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because for me it is “Christmas without the hype.” I love the focus on gratitude. I love family gathering around the dinner table. And I love ...
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2019 - Oct - Gazette - Time for Family, Time for Talk
Time for Family Time for Talk
When I was growing up, I looked forward to Halloween. Of course the excitement of costumes and candy was part of it. But another big piece was my mom’s embrace ...
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2019 - Oct - CDT - Active Life - Healing with Love
Healing with Love
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the draw of the woods. I explained that I feel them call to me, and when I enter I take a few deep breaths, taking in the fresh ...
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2019 - Sept - Gazette - Burial or Cremation
Burial or Cremation
Before I worked with Koch Funeral Home, my husband and I occasionally had conversations about how we wanted our bodies cared for after death. He chose traditional burial ...
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2019 - Aug - Gazette - Thankful, Thoughtful, Tuesdays
Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesdays
With my work, I get into all kinds of conversations about dying, death and grief. One was with a woman who described a beautiful living funeral she was a part of for ...
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