Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Maybe I've outdone myself with holidays this yearApr 04, 2021 5:00 pm - This year Easter is a big monthlong season because the Protestant and Catholic Easter are a month earlier than the Greek Orthodox Easter. And Passover started earlier an...
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Vivid memories help us in sad timesMar 27, 2021 6:00 am - Memory is a blessing. I remember lovely scenes way back to my childhood. They play like mini-movies in my head, as needed. When I first started this column three years a...
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Be supportive in the first weeks, but also in the following yearsMar 20, 2021 7:00 am - After the funeral, burial or memorial comes the big "after." That's when you are home alone without your beloved, your dear mother or father, or sibling or child. The f...
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Flashbacks and remembering those last days and momentsMar 13, 2021 5:00 am - Did any of these ever happen to you? You wake up and realize something is terribly wrong? You get a call in the middle of the night or a policeman at the door saying, "T...
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Why I enjoy cooking and great books, my 'special interests'Mar 06, 2021 5:00 am - Cooking is a hobby of mine. I love to cook - and also to devise healthy, interesting and slimming recipes and meal plans. We all need some home-based hobbies these days,...
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Music speaks to me and makes the house feel less emptyFeb 27, 2021 5:00 am - Many traditional cultures have "mourning poetry," grief customs, ways of dressing and elaborate words of comfort for the bereaved. These customs extend way beyond the fu...
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Grief can be for a lost friend, who may still be aroundFeb 20, 2021 5:00 am - We all know the death of a close friend may cause grief very similar to losing a dear family member. And in my experience, this can also result in intense and even long-...
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We are never really alone, but you may feel that wayFeb 13, 2021 5:00 am - Well, we are not alone in these times, in a several ways: First of all, most are in touch with family and friends by telephone, email, texting, FaceTime, Facebook, Zoom ...
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Try something new to get through the dreary winter daysFeb 06, 2021 5:00 am - Well here it is February and still home alone. I'm still minimizing excursions outside because of the looming coronavirus, which is getting worse and worse. This is very...
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Long-term caregivers experience an anticipatory grief and peaceJan 30, 2021 5:00 am - I have been learning more about long-term illness, caregivers, grief and peace. Two experiences were so helpful: • I was invited as a guest speaker by the Last Chapter G...