The Mourning Handbook: The Most Comprehensive Resource Offering Practical and Compassionate Advice on Coping with All Aspects of Death and Dying by Helen Fitzgerald My rating: 4 of 5 stars I got this book a couple of weeks ago because my father just died a few weeks ago. I got several grief recovery books and …
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Yesterday was the worst day of my life. My father died suddenly and unexpectedly at my house early yesterday afternoon. I got home from a meeting to find my parents at my house. Dad was mowing my yard for me, which he's done often and is really appreciated. However, shortly after noon, he sat down …
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My father came down with thyroid cancer around 2005. He and Mom were living in Knoxville, Tennessee and I was living on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, by the beach. It was an 11 hour drive to get home. Dad had to have surgeries, eventually three. The third was the most serious. It was basically open …
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Recently, I went to my appointment with my pain management specialist only to find out he'd left to go form his own practice. They gave me his new contact information. Why they couldn't have contacted me and saved me the trip in is beyond me, but with health practitioners, not much makes sense these days. …
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There's a funk in my household and it's not from George Clinton. It doesn't help that it's dark, bleary, and rainy out either. For me, it started this past weekend when I got a $1,500 bill from my physical therapy place. I was stunned. I shouldn't be paying a dime; my insurance should. But since …
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