I recently had a visit from one of my best friends. We have kept in touch since 8th grade. That was a looong time ago. People are amazed at how well we nurtured our friendship. When Cory was really ill Michael helped me get enough money together to fly down and spend a few days recharging my batteries with him in Las Vegas. He did that many times. Michael also met the kids and I in San Diego and LA a few times when we were down visiting Disneyland and relatives. He took us

Is there something wrong if we don't feel sad when someone dies? What if we do not share the same religious or spiritual beliefs? What if the person who died isn't your favorite, to begin with? There are many factors involved. We could probably all do with a lot less judgment in our lives, right? I met a teenaged boy (let's call him Jake) whose stepfather died unexpectedly. His mother was devastated as was his half-sister because mom had lost her husband and the sister griev

Just as grief is a natural occurrence when you experience loss, guilt is a normal emotion that comes hand in hand with grief. No matter how someone dies, there is always the thought that we shoulda done this that and the other thing. If only we had been given more time or ( ______fill in the blank) we woulda been better, more attentive, more supportive, etc. etc. And if life wasn't so unfair we coulda - I think you get my drift by now. Well, the reality is the majority of