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LETTERS FOR IAN ~ DECEMBER 31, 2017
“Letters for Ian” was an idea that started out of one of my therapy sessions with Rapson. We sit every two weeks in his small, very warm office in Fall...
LETTERS FOR IAN ~ DECEMBER 31, 2017
“Letters for Ian” was an idea that started out of one of my therapy sessions with Rapson. We sit every two weeks in his small, very warm office in Fall...
GIFTING FRIENDSHIP, LAUGHTER AND HUGS ~ DECEMBE...
I speak for most parents that we often feel defined by our children and their successes. These young vibrant kids are extensions of our own younger selves. We think that...
GIFTING FRIENDSHIP, LAUGHTER AND HUGS ~ DECEMBE...
I speak for most parents that we often feel defined by our children and their successes. These young vibrant kids are extensions of our own younger selves. We think that...
THE HOW’S, THE WHY’S AND THE WHAT NOWS? ~ DECEM...
If you have stumbled across this little journal of mine then it is painfully obvious that I write about the loss of my son, Ian James, to suicide just 7...
THE HOW’S, THE WHY’S AND THE WHAT NOWS? ~ DECEM...
If you have stumbled across this little journal of mine then it is painfully obvious that I write about the loss of my son, Ian James, to suicide just 7...
TIS THE SEASON OF SECOND FIRSTS ~ NOVEMBER 22, ...
I want to tip toe quietly into this first holiday season without Ian. My idea is that I can try to walk through it softly so as not to disturb any...
TIS THE SEASON OF SECOND FIRSTS ~ NOVEMBER 22, ...
I want to tip toe quietly into this first holiday season without Ian. My idea is that I can try to walk through it softly so as not to disturb any...
THE MAGNITUDE OF FORTITUDE ~ NOVEMBER 11, 2017
The first time I remember hearing the word fortitude was in the first month after Ian had passed. Now don’t go thinking my vocabulary is that basic. I learned a few...
THE MAGNITUDE OF FORTITUDE ~ NOVEMBER 11, 2017
The first time I remember hearing the word fortitude was in the first month after Ian had passed. Now don’t go thinking my vocabulary is that basic. I learned a few...
WHAT SAVES YOU…FROM YOU? ~ OCTOBER 29, 2017
My first visit to see a grief counselor was about 3 months after Ian died. I had preconceived ideas about what someone, trained or not, could possibly say. For real I...
WHAT SAVES YOU…FROM YOU? ~ OCTOBER 29, 2017
My first visit to see a grief counselor was about 3 months after Ian died. I had preconceived ideas about what someone, trained or not, could possibly say. For real I...