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https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/back-to-square-one/
You might say I am an experienced griever. My brother, my only sibling, died more than 30 years ago. So, I know what to expect in the days, weeks, months and years after someone close dies. And yet, this year…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/over-5-years-in/
It has taken me a long time to come around to the perspective Alan Pedersen so eloquently shared with me, “Don’t be angry at those who say, ‘Get over it.’ Rather, be happy for them that they are blessed to…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/thoughts-and-thanks/
We wish to thank all our sponsors, volunteers, keynote speakers, workshop presenters, entertainers, sharing session facilitators and attendees for making our 41st National Conference a huge success. To view the Walk to Remember photos, view our Facebook album. To see photos of the Conference,…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/making-the-journey/
Jon Shamres still chokes up when he talks about his little sister Gabrielle. “Gabi” as he fondly refers to her was the little girl with the big personality. Gabi’s beautiful smile, sense of humor, love of dance and ability to…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/one-life-two-deaths/
On May 11, 2009, our youngest daughter, Maayan Rachel Kaplan, was born. Twelve days later my oldest daughter, Michaela, went to sleep at her grandparents’ house and never woke the next day. While the official mourning period ended less than…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/going-back-going-forward/
As a national writer and speaker on grief, I am most recognized for the death of my nine-year-old son, Kelly James Carmody, who died of a malignant brain tumor in 1987. That event changed my life forever, but many may…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/sibling-chivalry-in-grief/
My 9-year-old son Kelly James died of cancer in 1987. That event changed my life forever, but many do not know of the other familial losses that preceded his. It seems life is a puzzle in progress; our losses and…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/national-conference-sharing-sessions/
National Conference Sharing Sessions Highlighted sharing sessions have been sponsored. Please note sharing sessions and presenters are subject to change without notice. Thursday evening 1. Reading Your Way Through Grief ~ Ron Gallacher 2. Early Grief ~ Dennis Apple 3….
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/connecting/
A volunteer team of grief and trauma experts from around the nation came together last weekend in Parkland, Florida. The Compassionate Friends was honored to be included in this event, “A Day of Hope and Healing” hosted by Bob Resciniti’s…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/support-for-texas/
The immediate availability of bereavement counseling is welcomed, but what happens when those counselors leave? Today’s horrific news, forgotten soon by the outside world, becomes the reality for the impacted families for the rest of their lives. There is help…