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the first wedding after a death

The First Wedding After a Death: My Little Sister Got Hitched

It's not every day your littlest sister gets married, no siree. Marrying off the youngest of six children is a…
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in loving memory; grief tattoos

Grief and Tattoos

We have been thinking a lot about grief and tattoos lately, though neither Eleanor nor I actually have grief tattoos.…
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silhouette shots of four girls on the beach enjoying the dramatic sunset; new friends after big losses

Life Goes On: New Friends After Big Losses

When you experience a significant death in your life, everyone knows about it, whether you want them to or not. …
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my grief support group: philosophers

College Grief: Finding A Support Group of Dead White Men

There is this Tom Petty quote plastered all over the internet about college.  “I've learned one thing, and that's to…
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girl in snow; impact of death on life

The Impact of Death on Life

I guess I'm probably one of the lucky ones.  I was a complete stranger to tragedy well into my twenties.…
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our first new home

The Woman of the House: Coping with the Death of an In-law

by Laura Davies When a woman gets married, she not only becomes a wife.  She also becomes the woman of…
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Grief Tug of War: Holding on to Memories as Long as We Can

I am kind of a preservationist. And by 'kind of,' I mean only in my imagination. I am the type…
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piano that my mother used to play

Searching for My Mother's Memory

I have a story to tell about how, once upon a time, I lived in a little white house with…
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time heals all wounds

Does time heal all wounds?

I'm not sure when it happens, I guess for everyone, it's different. What day was it when I stopped remembering…
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