Bereavement - Articles
Beware the Norton Shores Phaneromaniac?!
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patientanonymous
That’s the closest term I could come up with and it may be more to do with the self, but perhaps this guy took it one step further? And definitely way too far???Huh? Good grief!Girl Bitten at ‘New Moon’ Screening.This occurred in Michigan, by the way. Norton Shores is a part of it. The story has just come out now, so pretty toug ...
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Comforting words for me………..
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run4change
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. You learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises and you begin to accept your defeats with the grace of an adult, not the grie ...
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Everday Life - Altered
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Lea
This is a quote written by a fellow babylost mommy. I saw it on facebook and was given permission to share with all of you. Just makes you think. "At the end of the day when I crawl into bed and all the lights go out, my thoughts can finally rise to the surface. Yes, I'm a little bruised, slightly broken, and permanently scarred, but I'm s ...
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What “Thanks” Means to Me
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Donate Life Illinois ..
Back in August, we unveiled Illinois’ 2010 Donate Life Rose Parade Float Rider, Anne Gulotta. She will be paying tribute to her husband Jay, who was a donor in 2002 in addition to honoring Cameron Chana of Clarendon Hills, Ill. who was a donor earlier this year. Both Cameron and Jay will be represented through floragraphs on the Float.From n ...
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What “Thanks” Means to Me
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DonateLifeIllinois
Back in August, we unveiled Illinois’ 2010 Donate Life Rose Parade Float Rider, Anne Gulotta. She will be paying tribute to her husband Jay, who was a donor in 2002 in addition to honoring Cameron Chana of Clarendon Hills, Ill. who was a donor earlier this year. Both Cameron and Jay will be represented through floragraphs on the Float.From n ...
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Tis the Season to Be Thankful
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Take Root and Write ..
Jim and Jordan both work at the same company. They make the same salary, hold the same position, are both married, and own their own homes in the same neighborhood. They both go to church and try to tithe faithfully. Jim is married to Sally and Jordan is married to Susie. That is where the differences begin. Sally reminds Jim daily that he does not ...
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O Magazine on Post-Adoption Depression
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Katherine S.
So I guess I'm not the only one covering post-adoption depression this month. There's also that Oprah lady ... ;-)Birdie Meyer, president of Postpartum Support International, just gave me the heads up on a story on post-adoption depression in the December 2009 issue of O the Magazine. Here's an excerpt, which enumerates some of the reasons why m ...
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This Inner Battle I’m Determined to Win!!!
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LadyDownsize
Looking at an overweight woman, if you hear her say, “ I’m happy with myself, I like myself, I just don’t like the woman I see in the mirror! ” would you believe her? I am just that woman. I do like myself, definitely appreciate the woman I’ve become, but when I look in the mirror all I see are old hurts.In my Focusing ...
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Take My Hand...
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Lisa
So An Open Letter to Parents Facing a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome by Lisa Morguess of Finnian's Journey is now available on Mamapedia. For all the parents who are raising children with Down syndrome, and for all the parents who will be walking in our footsteps, this is awesome. Please read it if you haven't already, and pass it along. I was struc ...
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Another breed of cancer survivors
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DofC
Wikipedia defines a cancer survivor as “… an individual with cancer of any type, current or past, who is still living.”I am pretty sure that the definition should be amended to include those who lost a loved one to cancer.You see, we – my grandparents and sisters and dad, and all of my mom’s good friends and family &n ...
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