The beautiful flowers depicted in this scene will eventually wither and die. The scenery will change when the flowers are gone. The plants will continue to grow. The sky will still be blue. But, the experience will have changed. Grief is the natural result of a major loss. When faced with death grief is inevitable. I always tell grievers, "You have to go through it to get out the other side intact. " It is not easy, and it doesn't follow a set timetable because everyone gr

I took my little grandson to the park the other day. Pushing him on the swings reminded me of when we were kids and of course, it reminded me of taking my younger brother Bobby to the park when he was a toddler. I remember pushing him on the swings and teaching him to pump his legs. Then, I thought of the empty swings. I thought of the fact that because of cancer and substandard care he won't be here to play with his eventual grandchildren at a park. I have heard people rec

This week has seen the deaths of David Bowie, Alan Rickman (aka Severus Snape from Harry Potter and a multitude of British movies) and now Glenn Frey from the Eagles. One of my co-workers was really upset about Bowie while another about Rickman---both were 69. Glenn Frey was only 67. Doesn't sound so old the closer I get. So sad. Too many people gone too soon because of cancer or some other gosh darn disease but mostly cancer. Have I mentioned that I hate cancer? As always