Saying Goodbye to Maggie
Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our Maggie. She came into our lives sixteen years ago on Mother’s Day when she walked past our house with one of my…
Read moreHelp Kids Cope With Grief With the Heaven Phone
All children will at some time deal with death. This may be a pet or a human, someone close to them or close to one of their friends. Parents often…
Read moreGrief and Joy Are Not Mutually Exclusive Emotions
The Price of Admission, Embracing a Life of Grief and Joy, by Liz Petrone is a poignant memoir, It’s a book about being a mother and being a daughter, about…
Read moreThe Hardest Part of Growing Up Is Dealing With Loss
My uncle, Donald George Hopkins, was born in Scranton on August 9, 1941 and died in Mexico on September 24, 2020. In between, he lived a full and interesting life.…
Read moreLove Is the Foundation for Special Sibling Bond
Guest post by Donna Venturi A week ago today I lost my brother, Lee Bennett Hopkins. Lee was my first male love. He was a big brother to Donald and…
Read moreAirplanes and Cake Paper
Earlier this month, I lost a dear friend, one of those for whom the term “friend” is truly inadequate, one who feels like family, but with whom we share…
Read moreShifting Roles
When I wrote about endings, I was thinking of the next generation, the upcoming one, who are no longer children. About the end of a chapter in their lives, and…
Read moreDepression, Loss, Grief
It is curious that these topics keep on showing up: on my Facebook newsfeed, on TV, in the news. I have started writing about this, then abandoned the idea several…
Read moreReturn to Real Life
I have been in this place before. Life has been slower, heavier. I have been in a fog. Things necessary to continue living have gone on; a lot has been…
Read moreTime to Say Goodbye
It was ten and a half years ago that we rescued each other. I had been in a dark place for months, since the death of our prior dog, who…
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