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Grief Support Articles

Caregiving: Emotional Roller Coaster

Developmental Stages in a Child's Understanding of Death or Loss

Emotional Aspects of Cremation

Grief: The First Week, Month, Year

Helping Yourself Heal

How Can I Help? What to Ask for When You're Grieving

Making Prearrangements - Why Does It Feel Strange?

Marking Milestones

The Comfort Of A Hug



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Anger that my brother died

Grief Years Later

Michael's Memory

Parenting After My Husband's Death

Should I Send a Thank-You Card to Everyone?

Son's Obession with Death



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My son, Michael was the bright spot in my life, and I always knew this. We were so close in age, that as he matured into a young man we became more like best friends or brother and sister than mother and son. We told each other everything, every high, every low and were always there for each other.

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