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Five Stages of Preparing for Death - Preparing for a death can be terrifying if you have no idea what to expect, both physically and emotionally.

Just Sitting With It -   by Catie Gosselin of WomanLinks.com The shock of my father's death is beginning to wane. The arrangements were made. The funeral and burial followed. My family and I now find ourselves faced with returning to our usual routines. The only hitch is that the grief is not ...

Five Stages of Preparing for Death - Preparing for a death can be terrifying if you have no idea what to expect, both physically and emotionally.

A Poem of Comfort -   Someone sent me this poem when my Mom died and somehow it touched my heart. I have sent it to others on paper that has a cloud and sky background. ~Anne When somebody dies, a cloud turns into an angel, and flies up to tell God to put another flower on a pillow. A bird ...

All Is Not Lost -   by Catie Gosselin of WomanLinks.com This weekend, I had the unappealing job of signing my father into a nursing home. Logically, I understand the necessity of this move, as his declining health mandates the availability of care on a 24/7 basis. Emotionally, however, it was a gut-wrenching ...

Alzheimer's: A Mom's Love - By Caroline Shaw My mom at 82 passed away this past Christmas, but... As I think of my mom prior to her illness, (She had not been herself since '85. Strokes and dementia had taken away much of her personality) I think of someone whose total FOCUS was her kids and my mom was a "working mom." Shewas ...