There is no expiration date on the love between a father and his child.   — Jennifer Williamson A reader writes:  I recently lost my father,...

While Thanksgiving is about appreciation for what you got, Memorial Day is so much deeper. It's appreciation for those who died to give ...

When a mother dies, a daughter’s mourning never completely ends.         ~ Hope Edelman A reader writes: Today I visited your site for the ...

In every friendship hearts grow and entwine themselves together, so that the two hearts seem to make only one heart with only a common thoug...

I tried to shut out the feelings that were hurting my heart with a thousand tiny pinpricks, which was somehow worse than having it broken al...

Ultimately it is [the] identification, validation, and exploration of their pattern of grief or adaptive grieving styles that grieving indiv...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late . . . the love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply...

People who suddenly lose a spouse or a child to murder, suicide or an accident often benefit from being allowed to see the dead person’s bod...

There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved.    ~ Arnold Toynbee A reader writes: I l...

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister?   ~ Alice Walker When a young life is lost, the grief ripples outward in wa...