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Death Is All Around Me: Should I Be Worried About My Own Death? - Fran Larson
The last couple of years have held some losses for Jim (my husband) and I. First his mother, followed by his sister and brother. Now, one of our best friends is dying of cancer. Jim and I are at the golden age where these things are happening more often. We are definitely in a new season of life.... Submitted 1 year 245 days ago.

Are You Stuck In The Past, Frozen In Time? How To Move On From Sad Experiences - Fran Larson
My friends are all asking why I have cut down on my social activities. I haven’t been to line dancing, Mah Johnn or even Bunco. I don’t really have a good answer. I just needed more time to myself, I suppose. I need to drink my coffee and look at the birds singing and eating from the... Submitted 1 year 314 days ago.

Can Death Be Described by The Dying? - Fran Larson
( Because I always share the good things with you my SearchWarp Friends, I wanted to share this event with you, an event that started off being sad, but then, well, here is what happened) The spell was now broken. Weeks of waiting, feeling anxious and absolutely frozen dissolved in that... Submitted 2 years 119 days ago.

October 15th - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - Avis Ward
October is Awareness Month. To name a few, Domestic Violence, and Breast and Prostate Cancer are observed during the month of October. The majority of you may wonder what is significant about October 15th. You can easily figure out October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years)... Submitted 2 years 120 days ago.

Two Years After the Robbery - Bruce Horst
A quarter of an inch made all the difference in the world that day. One way and the events would have a tragic, permanent effect, changing my life and the lives of my family members for ever. The other way would be intangible, and eventually I would have to live like those events never took... Submitted 2 years 181 days ago.

A Letter To The Grandchild I Never Got To Hold. (I Lost My Unborn Grandchild) - Gary W. Halsey Sr.
Note: My Daughter in Law has been pregnant for the last 8 weeks, she informed my wife and I a couple of weeks ago, both her and my son, and we were estatic!! She went in for her 8 week ultra sound yesterday, and was told that the child had not developed a heart, and that she had to undergo... Submitted 2 years 293 days ago.

Losing Lew - - Dianne Lehmann
My step-dad kept his home so neat and clean. Everything had its place. Bottles and boxes lined up like little soldiers. A drawer for this, a hook for that, a place for everything. He wasn't much for cooking, but he excelled at cleaning. His home no longer contains him. There is no more place for... Submitted 3 years 33 days ago.

Maria’s Last Song - - Judi Lake
It was mid-morning and Maggie and her husband, Howie, were in the kitchen eagerly preparing the food for their annual Forth of July barbeque. While meticulously carving out the watermelon for her signature fruit salad, Maggie sternly makes an appeal to her husband. “How’... Submitted 3 years 218 days ago.

What Size Underwear Do You Wear? - Judi Lake
“Her grave’s not even cold and he’s already dating!" “That’s terrible!" “Terrible? It is incorrigible! She was such a good woman — he should show more respect ! At least one year mourning…Judi, what do you think?" Distracted, I listlessly reply, “Huh?" “Judi! John ! He already has a girlfriend !"... Submitted 3 years 285 days ago.

The Wages of War - - James P Krehbiel
Monday night, February 4 th , President George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union message. In his address, he urged Congress to "improve the system of care for our wounded warriors and help them build their lives of hope and promise and dignity." As the President was pontificating about... Submitted 3 years 363 days ago.

Mom's Alzheimer's-My Mother, The Now - Cary Bayer
LIFE 101 This is a happy story, though don’t be surprised or disappointed if it brings a tear or two to your eyes. It concerns my 88-year-old mother, who lives in a nursing home in Dallas and who’s now among the most present people I’ve ever known. She also happens to have Alzheimer’s... Submitted 4 years 105 days ago.

What to Say to the Victim of a Violent Crime - - Bruce Horst
On Saturday, August 25th, 2007 at approximately 9:00 AM an unknown male wearing a bandanna and waving a large handgun entered my house through the backdoor. At gunpoint he forced me to round up my 7 and 14 year old sons and then ordered me to turn over all cash in the house. He eventually tied me... Submitted 4 years 167 days ago.

The Cherokee Who Taught Me the Blues - Christofer French
Something for the Heart to ponder, as I make an orderly march into the old age phases of my personal and professional life. An incomplete sentence, yes. But fragmented sentences and broken phrases are part of the Blues. I lived in Lubbock, Texas in the mid-60’s. The place where Buddy... Submitted 42 days 23 hours ago.

The Reality of Murder - - Octavia Hansen
One of my friends was murdered in 2007. A wonderful woman I had known a long time. It's been four years now but it's still fresh in my mind and for the police the case has grown cold. Real murder is nothing like television or the movies. No matter how gruesome they try to portray it, it will... Submitted 52 days 3 hours ago.

Loss is Still Loss - Patricia Leahy
My immediate reaction on Monday brought me to tears as the memory of a previous suicide hit me like a ton of bricks. How can this be happening? He had a gun, he put it to his head and he pulled the trigger. Where you thinking about your 3 sons? Where you thinking about your ex-wife? Your... Submitted 171 days 4 hours ago.

Restoring Hope thru Love - My Story - - Ingrid Weir
This has been hands-down, the most difficult year of my life. I have been sick for years now, from a house that was filled with toxic mold that we couldn’t see… that was hiding in the walls, ceilings, and floors of the home. Since discovering the cause and moving to another home, I... Submitted 191 days 14 hours ago.

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - - Jessie Snyder
Let your heart not be troubled For one day you will see When you come to that final resting place Through the entrance of the golden gates Let your heart not be troubled Instead remember the times we’ve shared For you are not alone As I will always be there Let your heart... Submitted 218 days 6 hours ago.

Peter Falk, Detective Columbo Dies-Alzheimers Hits Columbo and Glen Campbell-I Will Never Forget - - Steve Kovacs
My friend, actor Peter Falk just died at the age of 83. He wasn’t my real friend but the role which made him famous, Detective Columbo, brought him so close to so many people that I, as well as many others, considered him a personal friend. The cause of death has not been released however... Submitted 231 days 13 hours ago.

The Awful Decision: When to Allow a Loved One to Die - Joel Hendon
I was born seventh of eight children of my parents. I have watched as my parents and six siblings have passed on and followed them to their burial sites. Death in a close knit family is a horrible thing to bear. Each time it seems unreal, difficult to imagine that you will no longer have them... Submitted 269 days 5 hours ago.

Grief And Loss: The Devastation in Japan and New Zealand: Violent Revolutions in North Africa - Chris Kanyane
The catastrophe that is engulfing the world today like a gigantic tidal wave, violent revolutions in North Africa, the earth that struck New Zealand and the current catastrophe that is wrecking havoc in Japan now – the world witnessing the earth shaking and breaking up and swallowing people... Submitted 336 days 11 hours ago.

Nightmare On Retibution Blvd. Self Flagellation Can Be Worse Punishment Than Society's Bars - Ella Camp
February 4 th - 2003 The hours between 3 and 7 am, are the usual hours when Man's old nemesis, the nightmare, prefers to ride. It was then that this hauntingly familiar specter rode again, in break-neck speed through the terrain of his restless mind; in lacerating gallops, taking his nightly... Submitted 1 year 11 days ago.

A Day To Bid "Farewell" To Someone Dear - - Hilda Cang
Last week, my husband's sister's husband passed away after a long illness. Paying our last respect at the chapel before the funeral service the next day where we got to meet relatives from here and there, friends from this church and that church all gathered together to give moral support and... Submitted 1 year 14 days ago.

Flowing with Change - Louise Rouse
Life is often like a river with its own current. Sometimes we are just floating along, other times we are caught in a rapid. Occasionally we get stuck in an eddy. The ebb and flow can be welcomed or feared. Our world seems to be moving in a very fast current. Just when we get accustomed to the... Submitted 1 year 84 days ago.

The Beauty of a Strong, Silent Shoulder of Solace - - Liesl Garner
And just like that, the other shoe drops. Sometimes right in the midst of a personal joy, we are encountered by someone else's sorrow, and what do we do? Yesterday I called a friend to tell her my big exciting news. I was actually bouncing around a little with enthusiasm for my big deal. She... Submitted 1 year 91 days ago.

Heaven or Hell: Which Do You Create? - - Goshwin Stone
In the movie 'What Dreams May Come' the character Chris (Robin Williams) portrays a man who has lost his two children in a car accident. His wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) can not cope with the children's deaths and descends into a nightmare of despair and attempts suicide. She fails but ends up... Submitted 1 year 164 days ago.