Welcome to the Grief Comfort Blog. Each Wednesday, we plan to share a brief post on some area of grief...
Hope returns
I frequently visit and contribute to a website called Quora.com. People submit questions and others offer answers in a variety...
Holiday grief and new traditions
We tend to miss our precious ones even more at Christmas. They seem even more absent, don’t they? And holidays...
Grief Bursts
Four and a half years after my parents died, there are still moments that knock me down again. Sometimes, I...
Do what you know you need to do to get through this
I know that this will seem harsh to many of us, but no one else’s opinion of how you should...
Creative outlets
As we grieve, so many thoughts go through our minds. So many emotions flood our hearts. It is easy to...
Freezer Meal Prep
You are reading cooking advice from someone who does not cook. You have been warned! I know that, in grief,...
Take your time
Okay, so this is a do as I say not as I did post. My therapist has threatened to issue...
Good example of a bad example
The admitting nurse for my mom’s mastectomy immediately asked whether Mom had contacted hospice yet. Mom asked why that would...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
My mom was a long-term breast cancer survivor. So, each October, breast cancer awareness month for me is about victory...
Celebrate with me
Two weeks after Mom and Pop’s accident, the speaker at a clergy meeting talked disaster relief. He kept repeating that...