Grief in the News
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- www.guampdn.com 12/09/2012 Guam group helps grieving parents
- gosanangelo.com 12/06/2012 Grieving residents find solace together
- www.sarasotapatch.com 12/06/2012 Compassionate Friends Host Worldwide Candle Lighting
- NEWSOK.com 11/18/2012 Holidays can be tough on people who have lost a loved one
- jodyglynnpatrick.com The heart broken by a child's death--when will it heal?
- guampdn.com 11/16/2012 Group aids those who lost children
- dailynews.com 11/14/2012 Music, writing, dance and other creative outlets help people deal with grief
- Hebron Journal-Register 11/13/2012 Compassionate Friends Offer Comfort to Bereaved
- Boston Globe 11/08/2012 BC’s Erik Johnson is coaching through the grief
- SarasotaPatch.com 10/20/2012 Compassionate Friends Loved Ones Remembered Walk
- montereycountyweekly.com 10/11/2012 Compassionate Friends provides a healing space for the grieving parents
- Pocono Record 9/11/2012 Group gathers to dedicate memorial walkway
- bradentonPatch 9/09/2012 Compassionate Friends Offers Support for Parents
- eveningnews24.co.uk 8/30/2012 Great-grandmother, 74, completes charity skydive
- Guampdn.com 8/25/2012 Shoulders to lean on: New support group for parents who've lost children
- American Chronicle.com 8/20/2012 Bereaved Mom Experiences Conference for Grieving Families
- southcoasttoday.com 8/20/2012 Buzzards Bay group remembers, celebrates lives of lost children
- emissourian.com 8/17/2012 'It's a Healing'
- paragoulddailypress.com 8/11/2012 Forgotten Mourners
- deseretnews.com 8/06/2012 Death of Eagles coach Andy Reid's son a chance to consider helping those who grieve
- cdispatch.com 7/28/2012 Compassionate Friends help families cope with the unthinkable
- CNN.com 7/25/2012 At a Loss: Comforting Grieving Parents
- tribstar.com 7/23/2012 Friends use Walk to Remember to help cope with loss
- savannahnow.com 7/15/2012 Robinson: Being a Compassionate Friend
- peninsulapress.com 7/09/2012 Through experience, Peninsula woman offers support for families recovering from loss
- m.spokesman.com 7/21/2012 Connecting with compassion
- ocregister.com 6/21/2012 Zarnow: Grieving parents find solace together
- scnow.com 6/08/2012 Compassionate Friends hold memorial walk in Florence
- usatoday.com 6/06/2012 Column: Parents need time off to grieve
- usatoday.com 5/30/2012 Mourning becomes electric: Tech changes the way we grieve
- News-journal.com 5/21/2012 Butterfly release honors loved ones no longer living
- Americanchronicle.com 5/16/2012 A Worldwide Conference for Bereaved Families: Costa Mesa, CA, U.S., July 20-22, 2012
- Examiner.com 5/13/2012 Butterflies bring hope to the grieving
- Mentor.patch.com 5/04/2012 Compassionate Friends Help Grieving Parents
- ReviewAtlas.com 5/02/2012 Dealing with grief
- portclintonnewsherald.com 4/28/2012 Arbor Day: 'Keep alive the memory'
- Geneva Patch 4/18/2012 Boys of Summer Cope With Tragedy, Playing the Game They Love
- theday.com 4/12/2012 Salem plans special fund, candlelight vigil for 6-year-old victim of tragic accident
- somdnews.com 4/04/2012 Those Who Understand
- naplesnews.com 4/04/2012 The Language of Grief
- palmer.patch.com 3/13/2012 Butterfly Garden Planned for Chrin Community Center
- Napavalleyregister.com 3/12/2012 Parents who have lost children organize new support group
- Huffingtonpost.com 2/28/2012 What Culture Teaches Us About Grief--by Ken Doka
- naplesnews.com 2/26/2012 Compassionate Friends: Naples support group helps families that lost a child; read their stories
- timesrepublican.com 2/12/2012 Life after a loss . . . Support group helped local mother cope
- npr.org 1/27/2012 After Son's Sudden Death, Shock, Grief and Coping
- griefdigestmagazine.com 1/25/2012 Why Join A Support Group?
- cbs7kosa.com 1/21/2012 New Support Group Offers Help to the Grieving
- yahoo.com 1/20/2012 Would You Let Your 10-Year-Old Get a Tattoo?
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- hudsonstarobserver.com 10/29/2010 Compassionate Friends help each other deal with the loss of a child
- Rome News Tribune 10/17/2010 Families remember, honor departed children
- cecilwhig.com 10/11/2010 Singer's art is to ease grieving process
- ourtownonline (scroll down) 10/11/2010 Local women find grief support at conference
- NPR.org 9/03/2010 Now We Are Alone: Living On Without Our Sons
- stltoday.com Annie's Mailbox (last letter)
- News-herald.com 8/01/2010 Laura Kessel: Lessons in mourning come easier with time
- washingtonpost.com7/8/2010 Letter to the editor: Losing a Brother or a Sister
- washingtonpost.com 7/04/2010 International support group for parents whose children have died meets in Virginia
- thestarpress.com 6/21/2010 Doctor-turned-author supports family before and after their infant's death, writes, "Where is Chloe"
- DailyRecord.com 6/06/2010 Christopher de Vinck: Compassionate Friends gives support in times of loss
- NewsOK.com 5/29/2010 Oklahomans talk about finding the courage to grieve
- themorningsun.com 5/25/2010 SUE METZGER: When you don't know what to say
- herald-dispatch.com 5/24/2010 Performer visits with groups working with bereaved families
- Tallahassee.com 5/24/2010 Sara Michaels: Offering compassion when the worst happens
- PRWeb 4/30/2010 As Mother's Day Nears, Families Mourning Child's Death Plan for Compassionate Friends National Conference and Walk to Remember
- NPR Radio 4/19/2010 Where Bereaved Parents Don't Feel So Alone
- Newstelegram.com 4/13/2010 Bereaved mothers caution teenagers
- Seattle Times 4/10/2010 At Dover, providing for family of the fallen
- Herald-dispatch 4/04/2010 Grief support group offers hope to members
- CNN Health 3/26/2010 Grief finds connection, healing online
- Bukisa.com 3/25/2010 Help for Bereaved Parents
- American Chronicle 3/20/2010 When Suicide Takes a Child
- thesouthern.com 1/11/2010 Local mothers battle with alcohol-related deaths
- primerahora.com 12/14/2009 No hay librito para superar la pena de la muerte
- primerahora.com 12/14/2009 Se juntan para vaciar el dolor
- primerahora.com 12/14/2009 Hermanados por el llanto
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- fredericknewspost.com 12/08/2009 Help available for holiday depression
- firefighternation.com 12/03/2009 Public Support Helps Ease Worcester Family's Pain
- nashuatelegraph.com 11/22/2009 On suicide, group offers comfort, support
- Couleenews.com 11/05/09 Group offers an ear for those who have lost a loved one
- tuscaloosanews.com 11/01/09 Woman made cause of helping bereaved
- Newsok.com 10/20/09 Grieving families get help
- Traverse City Record-Eagle 10/16/09: Divorce over child's death a myth
- VictoriaAdvocate.com 10/15/09 Compassionate Friends balloon release remembers deceased children
- journalgazette.net 10/15/09 Painful loss of son stirs mother's DWI crusade
- Pelicanpress.org 10/14/09 Compassionate Friends shows loved ones they need not walk alone
- appealdemocrat.com 10/13/09 Farewell, unknown girl
- reporternews.com 9/13/09 Grieving a Child
- Examiner 9/04/09 Grandparent Grief
- Silive.com 8/23/09 Support group plans walk to raise awareness
- My suburbanlife.com 8/14/09"Westchester resident aims to turn tragedy into hope for others"
- Afterlife Books 8/11/09 The Compassionate Friends Conference 2009
- Redmond Reporter 8/03/09 "Bereaved parents find lifeline, comfort from Compassionate Friends"
- Examiner.com 7/19/09 "Memory loss after a death in the family"
- Examiner.com 7/18/09 "Family Grief and Bereavement 101: How can I make a memorial spot after my child has died?"
- Examiner.com 7/15/09 Family Grief and Bereavement 101: How can I survive the death of my child?Examiner.com 7/12/09 "Facing our own mortality"
- Ocala.com 7/11/09 "Grieving mom finds comfort in group"
- Annie's Mailbox 7/10/09 "Sister thinks wife should 'get over it'"
- Annie's Mailbox 7/05/09 "Widow wants to see less of inlaws"
- Examiner.com 7/03/09 "Loss on holidays and special days"
- Examiner.com 6/28/09 "Death in the news . . . or not"
- Examiner.com 6/24/09 "The Compassionate Friends 2009 Annual Conference"
- News-Journal.com 6/21/09 "Fathers reflect on lives of children who've died"
- Examiner.com 6/11/09 "Death of a special needs child"
- Examiner.com 6/11/09 "Naming a miscarried baby"
- Examiner.com 6/08/09 "When a child dies . . . how to help"
- Infant Loss 6/08/09 "Infant loss"
- Fairmont Sentinel 6/05/09 "Memorial garden created" See story and video
- Examiner.com 6/05/09 "Helping your marriage survive the death of a child"
- Examiner.com 6/02/09 "Grieving on Father's Day"
- Examiner.com 5/12/09 "Children and grief"
- Examiner.com 5/11/09 "Preserving siblings' memories"
- LinlithgowGazette 5/08/09 "A friend when you need it"
- WSAW.com "Attacks of Nature: Killed by Lightning"
- GazetteXtra.com 4/19/2009 "A Life Lost"
- thesentinel.co.uk 3/10/09 "How we learned to cope after the death of our son"
- Peninsulat Daily News 3/07/09 "DUI sign put up on anniversary of death of two Forks girls"
- PRWeb 3/03/2009 "Compassionate Friends Bereavement Organization Recognizes 141 Compassionate Employers Nationwide"
- CNN.com 1/26/2009 "Cops: Bearing news of someone's death is worst part of job"
- Mail Online 1/9/2009 "I'm so bitter about my callous inlaws" (second letter in column)
- CNN.com 1/9/2009 "Losing a Child: 'You can't breath'"
- Huffington Post 1/6/2009 "What to never do when someone you love loses a child"
- CNN.com 1/5/2009 "Parents share heartbreak over death of child"
- SalemNews.net 1/2/2009 "Group offers help with grief"
- Daily Citizen 12/24/2008 "For some families, Christmas is a time for grieving"
- Hospice of America's Hospice and Caregiving Blog 12/10/2008 "Interview with Patricia Loder, Executive Director of The Compassionate Friends"
- South Coast Today 12/14/2008 "Tips for Coping with Loss During the Holidays"
- Independence Examiner 12/12/2008 "Quick five questions for Barbara Starr, leader of The Compassionate Friends in Independence"
- Herald Citizen 12/6/2008 "Vigil for Lost Children Today"
- MInnesota Women's Press 11/3/08 "Uncommon Loss, Mothers Who Grieve the Death of a Child"
- UExpress/Dear Abby 10/15/08 "Man's Grief is Overlooked After the Death of his Stepson"
- MSNBC 8/18/08 "1 in 2 believe prayer trumps doctors prognosis"
- Advance for Nurses "Helping Others to Heal"
- Washington Times-Herald, IN, 7/25/08 "We Need Not Walk Alone"
- Pasadena Weekly, CA, 7/10/08 "The Deepest Pain"
- Watertown Daily Times, NY, 7/5/08, "Compassionate Friends Group Provides Support Following the Deaths of Children"
- The Columbus Dispatch, OH, 6/23/08 "Trying to Cope With the 'Deepest Sorrow'"
- Ventura County Star, CA, 6/12/08 "As Father's Day Nears, Support Group Aids Dads Who've Lost Children"
- Abilene Reporter News, TX, 5/15/08 "The Pain Never Leaves You"
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA, 5/8/08 "A Place for Grief"
- Daily Home, AL, 4/25/08 "Compassionate Friends Chapter Being Organized"
- The Oklahoman, OK, 4/6/08 "Sunday Conversation . . .On Grief"
- The Oklahoman, 3/23/08 "How Family Mourns Loss of Their Child"
- The Carrboro Citizen, NC, 3/13/08 "Grieving Parents Find Comfort in Compassionate Friends"
- Gazette.net, MD "Bereaved Parents Find Hope, Support"
- SitNews, AK, 2/18/08 "New Bereavement Group Remembers Children Who Died"
- uexpress.com, 2/13/08 "Dear Abby Recommends TCF (2nd Letter)"
- Ventura County Star, CA, 2/10/08 "A Tribute to Lost Souls"
- Perry County Online, IN, 2/4/08 "'Compassionate Friends' Ease Loss of Loved Ones"
- USATODAY.com "Father of Organ Donor Unearths Stories of New Life"
- divorce360.com "Divorce and Death of a Child"
- Columbia Missourian, MO, 1/18/08 "In Memory of Teenagers Lost to Car Accidents"
- uexpress.com "Dear Abby--Worldwide Candle Lighting Dec. 10 (second letter)"
- Ventura County Star, CA, 11/28/07 "Organization Helps Parents Cope with the Death of Their Children"
- Delaware Dept. Transportation, DE, 10/15/07 "Delaware Highway Memorial Garden at Smyrna Rest Area Officially Opens"
- Argus Press Spectator, IL, 10/2/07 "Grieving Families Remember Loved Ones with Memory Gardens"
- NPR, 8/22/07 "Grief Camp Helps Children Cope with War Losses"
- Appeal-Democrat, CA, 7/24/07 "We Need Not Walk Alone’ Families Make Show of Solidarity"
- KOKH Fox Oklahoma "Living with death" Video on conference
- Recordnet.com, 7/8/07 "Spotlight Fades on Families of Fallen Soldiers, but Pain Remains"
- ReligionAndSpirituality.com, 6/18/07 "Dichotomies of Grieving"
- NewsOK.com, OK, 6/10/07 "Compassionate Friends Offer Support After Loss"
- recorddonline.com, NY, 6/8/07 "Deadly Days for Teen Drivers"
- The Tyler Paper.com, TX, 5/20/07 "Butterfly Release Celebrates Lives, Mourns Losses Of Children"
- The Tribune-Democrat, PA, 5/7/07 "Woman Keeps Positive Outlook in Difficult Times"
- The Norman Transcript, OK, 4/30/07 "The Compassionate Friends Conference to be Held in Oklahoma City"
- eMediaWire, 4/20/07 "Bereavement Organization Advises Victims' Families Need Support After Virginia Tech Tragedy"
- Denver Post, CO, 4/8/07 "Ask Wife's Sister in a Letter to Reconsider Use of Family Name"
- AAP News "Showing You Care: When a Child Dies, the Pediatrician Should Reach Out to Parents"
- WLTX.com, SC, 03/15/07 "Camden Woman Turns Loss into Midlands Gain"
- KHNL8, HI, 3/01/07 "A Grieving Father Reaches Out"
- The News-Review, OR, 2/26/07 "Words to Ease the Pain"
- NPR "A Way to Honor Life"
- The Seattle Times, WA, 01/22/07 "Grieving Relatives Find Comfort, Camaraderie at Cemetery Club"
- Washington Times-Herald, IN, 01/06/07 "Hope for Healing"
- The Bolton Common, MA, 12/14/06 "Remembering the Life of Peter Daniel Cole"
- NPR.org, 12/25/06 "Overhauling Life to Overcome Holiday Stress"
- Pantagraph.com, IL, 12/26/06 "Joy & Grief - Parents Share Heartbreak Over Loss of a Child"
- Naples Daily News, FL, 12/21/06 "In Times of Loss"
- Star Beacon, OH. 10/18/06 "Compassionate Friends Offer Hope for Bereaved"
- Trentonian.com, PA, 9/8/06 "Golf was a Necessary Distraction for Grieving Milne"
- Naples Daily News, FL, 8/5/06 "Jeffrey Zaslow: 'Visits' From Late Loved Ones Provide Solace"
- Muscatine Journal, IA, 7/4/06 "Dealing with Loss, Sharing Memories"
- Hendersonville News, NC, 6/18/06 "Fathers at Heart: Couple Who Lost Their Son has Started a Chapter of Compassionate Friends"
- Purdue University News service, IN, 4/4/06 "Study: Grief has Impact on College Students' Academic Performance"
- Nevada Appeal, NV, 2/26/06 "Grieving Families Can Find Comfort in Others' Journeys"
- The Record-Courier, NV, 2/19/06 "Dad Rides Race in Daughter's Memory"
- St. Petersburg Times, FL, 12/20/05 "In her Words, Strength; in her Heart, a Sense of Hope"
- New York Times, NY, 12/11/05 "In the Rear Window, Tributes to the Dead"
- Daily Sentinel, IA, 12/7/05 "Klaver Finds Strength after Overcoming the Loss of a Child"
- Herald Tribune, FL, 12/4/05 "Annie's Mailbox: Light Candle to Remember Kids Who Died"
- Mankato Free Press, MN, 9/5/05 "Compassionate Friends Marks Anniversary"
- suburbanchicagonews.com, IL, 9/3/05 "Dear Abby - Sister's Tribute to Lost Baby No Comfort"
- The Wall Street Journal, 9/1/05, "Roadside Memorials Bring Grief Closer To Home -- Some Say a Little Too Close"
- Rutland Herald, VT, 7/28/05 "Soldier's Mom Still Recovering while World has Moved On"
- Fredericksburg.com, VA, 6/26/05 "When a Child Dies, Search for Solace Sometimes Leads to Support Group"
- The Seattle Times, WA, 3/16/05 "Images Become Treasures to Grieving Parents"
- The New York Times, NY, 2/6/05 "Losing a Friend, and Working Through It"
- Washington Post, DC, 12/30/04 "In the Loss of Young Lives Far Too Soon, The World Is Gripped by a Special Grief"
- Dear Beth: Boston Globe, MA, 12/7/04 "Dear Beth"
- WJACTV.com, PA, 11/11/04 "Website To Help Grieving"
- CNN.com, 11/8/04 "Relatives Mix Loved One's Ashes with Artificial Reef"
- The San Diego Union-Tribune, CA, 8/3/04 "Going Public with Grief"
- Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc., AZ, 6/29/04 "Crash Memories"
- Nursing Spectrum 6/28/04 "When there are no words"
- Deseret News, UT, 6/21/04 "Grieving Family Speaks Out"
- Tahoe Daily Tribune, NV, 3/22/04 "Small Crowd Divided on Roadside Memorials"
- The Arizona Republic, AZ, 12/2/02 "New Road Map Needed After Death of Child"
- St. Petersburg Times, FL, 9/7/03 " A Grief Unbroken"
- 2theadvocate.com, LA, 11/20/02 "Grieving the Stillborn Child"
- TIME Magazine, 10/22/01 "A Loss So Cruel"
- St. Augustine Advocate, 8/04/01 "Easing the Pain Through Storytelling"
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 12/02/00 "First Person: Light One Candle"
- Cincinnati Enquirer, 12/20/99 "Handling Grief at Holidays: Two Families Weave Warm Memories of Lost Loved Ones Into Their Traditions"