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Events

National Hospice Month
November 29, 2009 at 12am to November 30, 2009 at 11:45pm – USA
Annual Memorial Service
December 6, 2009 at 3pm – New Dorp Moravian Church
Birth Of Kaleigh Ann
April 8, 2010 at 1pm – Tn
The Day I lost my Son
June 22, 2010 at 11:15pm – Martinez California
Remember September 11
September 11, 2010 at 12am – Everywhere

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Expert Blogs & Columns

Robbie Kaplan, author of How to Say It When You Don't Know What to Say, gives advice on how to comfort and support someone who is grieving. This week, Jewish rituals of mourning.
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Ellen Gerst, author of A Practical Guide to Widow/erhood, offers advice on re-adjusting your life after loss from a "been there, done that" perspective. This week, suicide survivorship and how to resolve your guilt.
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David Fireman director of The Center for Grief Recovery, offers advice on coping with unexpected deaths in his post this week, grief out of season.
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Florence Isaacs, author of My Deepest Sympathies..., offers advice on condolence writing, funeral and mourning etiquette and more. This week, burials at national cemeteries.
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Author Melanie Cullen, author of Get It Together, offers advice on estate planning and organizing your important records. This week, what will happen to your pets and livestock should you die?
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Groups

suicide's survivors (70 members)
Bereaved Spouses (167 members)
Loss of a Child (168 members)
loss of a sibling (108 members)
loss of a parent (182 members)

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Understanding Grief

Suicide Survivorship "No one can know the depth of despair to which a person may sink upon contemplation of suicide," writes author Ellen Gerst. As National Survivors of Suicide Day approaches, she takes a look at suicide survivorship and how to resolve your feelings of guilt.

Managing the Holidays No matter what your religion or lack thereof, the holidays can be trying. They stir up memories of the past, evoke powerful feelings and force us to compare our lives to those of some perfect TV family, say Jerry Rothman and David Fireman of The Center for Grief Recovery.

What to Say

Speaking of the Deceased "Why do people avoid saying the name of the deceased? A friend facing the anniversary of her husband’s death was hurt that friends no longer said her husband’s name. She finally asked them why and they told her they were afraid his name would make her sad," writes Robbie Kaplan.

Sending Flowers Should flowers go to the funeral home or to the bereaved’s apartment? What types of flowers are best, and what should we say on the accompanying card? Expert Florence Isaacs addresses the etiquette of sending flowers.

What to Do

Giving Sorrow Words "I often speak with people who do not want any services held when they die," writes author Sarah York. "One woman told me just after attending a service for a friend, 'That was a really nice service, Sarah, but I’m not going to have one of those when I die.'

Who's in Charge? No matter your life circumstances, you have plenty of responsibilities. If you become incapacitated, who will handle these responsibilities for you? And, when you die, who will wind up all that you leave behind, asks Melanie Cullen

Living With Loss

You Know You're Getting Better When The progress through grief is so often of a "one step forward and two steps backwards" nature, but there are some clues that signal you're beginning to work through your grief, writes Helen Fitzgerald.

Am I Paranoid, or Are People Avoiding Me? The simple answer to this question is, “No, you’re not paranoid.” Even though you may feel like you’re slogging though emotional quicksand, you might have a heightened awareness of what is going on around you, say Russell Friedman and John James.

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