BereavementSometimesDecember 21, 20220Sometimes Jacqueline N Kumar Sometimes you need to sit in the darkness and let it take you. Sometimes you know…Read More
Caregiving MomentsHow To Talk About DyingJune 29, 20220Forrest Gump is my all-time favorite movie. It’s an emotional rollercoaster film that won the Best Picture Oscar in 1994.…Read More
BereavementHow Limericks Soothe My SoulNovember 3, 20215 CommentsWe’re grateful to Leonard A. Smith for sharing his story, and a few of the limericks he’s written as a…Read More
BereavementMama Kept Short AccountsAugust 25, 20215 CommentsWhen at last – at the last – Mama took center stage, her flawless delivery betrayed the frequency with which…Read More
BereavementAllan’s Final DaysAugust 13, 20212 CommentsWe’re grateful for Kathleen McHenry DeRubio who shares her perspective on “peace, compassion, and respect.” Allan had been in the…Read More
Caregiving MomentsWhy I Am An Organ DonorJune 2, 20210Charlie’s stepson Anthony “Ryan” Hilliard had been shot. Following an agonizing trip to the hospital many miles from their home,…Read More
BereavementThe OperationMay 5, 20210Losing a partner has been likened to losing a limb, and the phantom pain emanating from the place the limb…Read More
BereavementThe Rhythm of RespirationApril 21, 20210This post originally appeared in Let’s Talk Transitions in August 2017 and we think its message is as timeless and…Read More
UncategorizedMy Dear Pre-COVID LifeFebruary 24, 20212 CommentsHaven Parrott, Transitions LifeCare’s manager of bereavement services, wrote this letter to her Pre-COVID Life and shared at a recent…Read More
BereavementWhen a Loved One DiesApril 8, 20200Ways to Create Memorial and Meaning When Separated During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed many aspects…Read More
