For those of you who knew my son Cory, you also knew that he talked about dying and going to a place he called 'Summerland', beyond the Rainbow Bridge where God lives in a huge crystal castle surrounded by incredible beauty and love. Cory's poster The artwork is his seven-year-old depiction of Summerland. It sounded like Heaven to me. He spoke of walking in a garden of flowers in colors not seen on Earth, of music he'd never heard before, and of beings of light. He was very

I just watched the new Liam Neeson movie called "Made in Italy" and it made me think I should write about familial grief. Neeson's son Micheal Richardson co-starred. This must have been extremely cathartic for both father and son since the death of Natasha Richardson, Neeson's wife, and Richardson's mum. I read an interview with Micheal (pronounced Me-Hall) where he disclosed that after his mother died from the ski accident he went wild for a few years. Apparently no one tol

My nephew's mother has been in a memory care facility for a few years. She has early onset Alzheimer's. He just let me know that hospice is now involved. Due to the Covid 19 virus he hadn't been allowed to visit her since March. I asked him if he felt as if he had already lost her. I acknowledged how difficult it must be to face her impending death and he said, "Yes, it's like losing her twice." His sad words made me think about how complicated grief is in his situation. Fro