Tag: Bereavement
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What NOT to say to a bereaved person
By grief and funeral care specialist Lianna Champ. Excerpted from MailOnline. Grief counseling advice. Bereaved people don’t want to hear platitudes. What NOT to say: 1. ‘I know how you feel’ No, you don’t. This is one of the worse things you can say to a grief-stricken person. Even though we may share similar emotions, no two…
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The storm of life
When you had given up all hope, from out of the black sky suddenly flashed the lightning and the thunder crashed.
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Weeds of madness
Prolonged bereavement—Page from patient diary—CONFIDENTIAL provided by Dr Wilhelm Michelob, Einrichtung für Psychiatrie, Vienna.
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Help at the speed of light — or close to it
The World Wide Web is an instant help. The hopes and prayers and advice of caring people from across the planet can get to you in a matter of seconds.
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Indestructible atoms
He misses his wife—and always, every day, he misses his son. His son would be forty-eight now. Hard to believe. Twenty-five years of life he didn’t have.
Mary Saves the Day 