Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Some days you just cryJul 06, 2019 7:30 am - Some days I just cry, just feeling so much sadness. If this happens to you - even months or years after the death of a loved one, don't be surprised. It can just sweep o...
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Remembering the beginning of griefJun 29, 2019 7:30 am - Here we are coming up on July Fourth. For many, it's a big holiday of gatherings, picnics, parades and barbecues — a recipe for bringing up memories of our loved ones. ...
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Finding comfort in favorite foodsJun 22, 2019 7:30 am - Comfort foods. Sometimes people in grief just need a little extra comfort. Actually everyone does. The common advice, of course, is not to take comfort in or escape in...
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Relieving extra stress in griefJun 15, 2019 7:30 am - Grief lasts for months and years after the immediate shock of death. Adding more pressures and strain on top of grief makes matters even worse. So it's very important ...
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Roosters bring a smile to my faceJun 08, 2019 7:15 am - It's good to have items around your house or apartment that bring a smile to your face. Smiling is very important to our daily well-being, and should not be left to ch...
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Losing a young loveJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - His name was Bob Markum. It was the start of World War II, early 1940s. My mother was about 19 or 20 and engaged to him. They both were raised and lived on wheat farms d...
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We need all the good luck we can getMay 25, 2019 7:20 am - In a nice episode of the British TV series "Downton Abby" there is a big wedding. At the reception a young woman and man are chatting, and it appears to be a budding ro...
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Establishing habits and routine may help with griefMay 18, 2019 7:40 am - Personal habits can be soothing in coping with grief, especially long-term grief. "Good" habits of course! Many or all aspects of life change when we lose a close lov...
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Nostalgia can be comfortingMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - A while ago, our daughter Leah told me that my writing is full of "longings." I suppose she is right. It is hard not to have longings when you have lost someone very de...
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Don't go home directly after a funeralMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - My dear husband had a belief that stemmed from growing up in Nazareth, the biblical town in the Holy Land: It was that, after a funeral, one should not go directly home....