Susan Anderson-Khleif
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After world travels, home has become my favorite placeJun 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Over many years, my personal life and eventually my work life was constant travel. Really since I was in my early 20s. It has been very rewarding. I went all over — man...
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Food is confusing for the bereavedJun 05, 2021 6:00 am - Food is confusing. And when bereaved even more confusing. It starts with what to eat, how much, what approach - low fat, high protein, low carbs, vegetarian, moderation,...
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Appreciate the 'nearby sibling' and the gift they areMay 29, 2021 7:00 am - One of the features of illness and death in modern society is that many families are spread out geographically. Often the aging parents live by one, but not all, of thei...
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Discover tricks, or signs, to manage your grief and related stressMay 22, 2021 6:00 am - I'm always alert for techniques to sooth grief and its related stress, and for combating stress in general, because it is well known stress is bad for our physical and s...
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Feelings of grief over family separationMay 14, 2021 11:00 pm - A perceptive reader alerted me to a problem I'm sure many families face in one way or another - sadness, even grief, over family that live far away. Because sometimes it...
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Life continues to change as it will when re-entering the communityMay 08, 2021 6:00 am - As we get into the pleasant weather once again, I'm comforted. Time to be outside, getting my patio containers ready to plant. I bought six bags of potting soil. This fe...
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Occassionaly, I enjoy looking at my basket of remembrancesMay 01, 2021 6:00 am - One time I was visiting my mother at her place in Denver. She had a basket by her chair. She said, "These are cards and notes I got after your father died; you can look ...
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A great communicator, like my aunt, keeps families togetherApr 24, 2021 7:00 am - I had an aunt in Oklahoma who was amazing. Aunt Virginia was my mother's eldest sister. Mom was the third child of four. Aunt Virginia lived her whole life as a wheat fa...
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Losing your adviser or confidant adds to the depth of griefApr 17, 2021 6:00 am - When a dear one dies, you may have not only lost a beloved partner, friend or parent, but also lost your best adviser, or best confidant — or both. We are lucky if we ha...
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The meaning of healing and the roots of long-term griefApr 10, 2021 6:00 am - This column is named Grief and Healing, and I thought it might be useful to explain what I mean by “healing.” As many know, I am concerned about grief and especially in ...