"Sometimes I could feel myself getting down about a month before special dates. Try to stay busy and focus on good memories. Just know that it is normal to experience down times for the first few years around the holidays, birthdays and anniversaries." This is tip #96 of my 100 lessons to help you and your loved ones deal with loss in my latest book, Six Word Lessons on Coping with Grief. I no longer feel that sensation of 'sliding down the rabbit hole' when approaching the

Aloha, My name is Shirley Enebrad. I am an author with a background in television production. Not by choice but by happenstance my name became synonymous with childhood cancer and dying children in my hometown of Seattle, Washington. As the mother of Cory, a little boy diagnosed with leukemia at age 3, and Brie, his younger sister, I searched for support groups or some way to help my kids feel less alone. tricycle At the time that support wasn’t available to us. This was rat