By Judy Nelson for Next Avenue “Yours will always be a Mother’s heart.” The message on the card attached to a single yellow rose makes me suck in my breath. It…
How the Arts Can Ease Grief After Loss
By Patricia Corrigan for Next Avenue How we process grief and loss is highly personal. Some retreat from the world for a while. Some throw themselves into work. Still others turn…
Heart & Soul Hospice in Farmington earns advanced certification
Heart and Soul Hospice was recently awarded Level 4 certification from the “We Honor Veterans” program. The Level 4 certification is the highest achievable certification a hospice organization can achieve…
Safeguarding Memories, Telling Stories
By Julie Pfitzinger for Next Avenue On a table crowded with microphones and wires, Sam Thiessen Devine places an unpainted wooden truck, outfitted with chunky wheels. At first glance, the simple…
Spotting Major Depression in the Grieving
By Amy Florian for Next Avenue Someone you love is grieving. They seem terribly sad, they cry a lot and after a few weeks you start to wonder whether they are…
The Blindside Wipeout of Grief
By Jackson Rainer for Next Avenue On an ordinary afternoon walking through Wal-Mart in search of those affordable staples everyone finds at big-box stores, I passed a family having typical squabbles…
A Clever Way to Divvy Up Items After a Parent’s Death
By Harry S. Margolis for Next Avenue One of the biggest challenges for anyone administering an estate is how to distribute what are called its tangible items. Unlike other property which…
How Men Grieve
By Jackson Rainer for Next Avenue A friend asked with genuine concern, “How are you?” “I’m OK. Not very happy, never am. I think the world is a pretty crazy place,…
Years Caring for His Wife Transformed This Doctor’s View of Health Care
By Judith Graham for Next Avenue Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often beyond what they might have thought possible. Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a professor…
Preparing for the Unexpected Death of a Spouse
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell for Next Avenue When my husband, Dale, passed away at age 57 from a sudden, massive heart attack two days before Thanksgiving in 2018, the last thing on…