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My son and I had a thing for Sand Dollars, a personal attachment, I guess you could say. There was a particular beach we visited all the time, mostly when he was younger. Not a very big beach, but there were lots of big rocks to go exploring around, especially during low tide. So many […]

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Within the past two weeks, I have somehow managed to get through the tenth anniversary of my son, Josh’s, suicide, what would have been his 30th birthday, and Mother’s Day. Whew…! Oh, how I’d like to tell all of you who are newer to this journey that it was easier than in years past, but […]

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It will be ten years come August that I lost my mother to suicide. Memories of that warm summer day are always vivid in my mind. “Honey,” she said. And I knew. “It’s your mother,” she said. And I knew. “She’s killed herself,” she said. And I knew. I knew it was my fault. It […]

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In many ways, this seems the most tragic form of death. Certainly, it can entail more shock and grief for those who are left behind than any other. And often the stigma of suicide is what rests most heavily on those left behind. Suicide is often judged to be a selfish act. Perhaps it is. […]

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