Susan Anderson-Khleif
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Travel can be a benefit when dealing with long-term griefDec 08, 2018 6:30 am - Travel is usually a very enlightening and fun experience. With travel, you broaden your view of the world, and get "outside" yourself - whether in our own huge United St...
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Grief changes over timeDec 01, 2018 6:30 am - There is a saying, "Time heals." This is true about the flu, scratches, cuts, the common cold, and many other physical ailments. But It's not really true for grief, espe...
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Multiple losses add up to increased griefNov 24, 2018 6:30 am - Loss and grief add up. I have lost all four grandparents, my own parents, all my six aunts and uncles, two brothers-in-law, a sister-in law, several dear friends, my bel...
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Oh, oh, the holidays are hereNov 17, 2018 6:30 am - Holidays are tricky times for managing grief. And we are now entering a big holiday season — Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. Big holidays trigger many emotions, mem...
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It's not 'just a pet'Nov 10, 2018 6:45 am - We know people grieve over their pets. But have you ever heard the phrase “It's just a cat,” or “It's just a dog”? Well, first of all, they are not an “it,” they have na...
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Hospice: Death is important, tooNov 03, 2018 7:30 am - When my mother was dying in hospice from a brain tumor, one day she said to my sister Mary, "People make a lot of fuss over the birth of a baby, but dying is important t...
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China is resilient and so are youOct 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Fine china is actually quite tough; it does not chip or break easily. It is made to be seen, enjoyed, and appreciated. It is resilient, and so are you. A lot of china c...
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Imagination can help you cope with griefOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - Imagination is a curious thing. It's not quite the same as memory. There is more fantasy in imagination and a little self-trickery. In the first year after my husband B...
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Grief sometimes seems almost invisibleOct 13, 2018 7:30 am - In some circumstances, you may not feel you need to offer support to a person who lost someone because they do not appear to be grieving. 1. "Too busy to grieve." In so...
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Acts of remembering can be soothingOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - There are certain days when many people go visit the gravesite of their loved one. It could be Memorial Day in the spring, or a birthday, an anniversary, another meanin...