grief
Finding Normalcy
One of the first things I remember thinking after levitra telling my 9 year old daughter her father had died was “What will be normal for her?” I wondered if she would ever have normalcy and if so when would it happen? What will it be? I was very concerned that the life shift could…
Read MorePurpose Through Loss
Although a family cannot forget or replace the loss of a loved one, they can be empowered to turn that loss into a catalyst for a more clear focus and greater determination. Wendy Hensel and her family’s journey prove that grief can serve as fuel for positive personal growth. Wendy was devastated when she lost…
Read MoreStruggle and Transcendence
Many stories and perspectives will emerge from the 10th Anniversary Story Initiative. Most will focus on participants and parents served. As much as we like mission centric stories, it also important to offer the world the opportunity to view Kate’s Club through 360 degree lenses. There is value in knowing the story of the infrastructure,…
Read MoreFree to Grieve. Free to Live.
“Did you see that?” the mom asked halfway through the interview. “See what?” I asked, feeling a bit oblivious. “Every time my girls share something with you, they watch to see how their words have impacted me,” she observed. The mother, her two daughters and I continued the conversation over our hot cocoa and cookies.…
Read MoreChanged Our Lives
On July cheap generic viagra with dapoxetine 100mg 6th, 2012 my daughter and our family’s lives were changed forever. An amazing man, my friend, and her father died. He committed suicide. My heart still hurts about this. Not only levitra versus viagra because of how it affects me, but mainly because of how it affects…
Read MoreDriven by Loss
There are many complicated emotions and actions that are the result of one’s personal experiences with grief. We talk about them often on this blog. Last week Luke Russert wrote about how powerful an influence the loss of his father, Tim Russert, was on him. In the article he shares a conversation that he had…
Read MoreCamp Good Mourning 2012
The buzz of laughter and joy permeated the damp air and wound its way through the trails, cabins and activity areas of Camp Twin Lakes this past weekend. This isn’t what you might expect from a camp that serves grieving children. But Camp Good Mourning is no ordinary camp. Ordinary is fishing with bait. But…
Read MoreReal Olympic Heroes
I love the Olympics. I look forward to the Games, summer or winter, every four years. Being able to see the passion, talent and dedication of the athletes is inspiring and at times, overwhelming. What they are able to accomplish seems nonhuman, and then you hear their story. You learn the difficulty of their path…
Read MoreFather's Day H.U.G.S.
The Ball Toss activity kicked off Father’s Day H.U.G.S. last Saturday at Kate’s Club. Kaylan’s dad loved ice cream. His favorite basketball player was Michael Jordan. And he was a great friend to all. Immediately after sharing some of the things she’d written about her dad, the 12-year-old drew and filled in a pink heart…
Read MoreNational Alliance for Grieving Children responds to newspaper column…
NAGC’s alternate response to June 4, 2012 John Rosemond Column about Childhood Grief. The death of a father is a lifelong loss for a child, but it does not have to “derail” his future. It is normal for a child to miss his father and for his feelings of grief to come and go with…
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