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A Meaning for Wife | New York Journal of Books

“Your wife is killed by a cashew (anaphylactic shock), but there isn't time... more

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Stephen Murray: A Story of Incredible Suffering and Courageous Determination

“Pass The Bucket: Stephen Murray” is a heart-wrenching, but also very... more

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Craig Milas Ryan another DUI!

good job state of South Carolina for not charging this moron with 3 homicides back in... more

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Craig Milas Ryan another DUI

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Mommie Dearest

A year ago today marks the day my wife and I found my Mother dead watching TV in our... more

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How do we Respond to a Tragedy like Japan's?

It feels so wrong to sit here, in the comfort of my home, and watch this tragedy... more

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How do we handle what happened in Japan

From the Huffington Post an article on coming to terms with what happened in Japan... more

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Orion House: Good Things Can Happen

“Orion House” is an inspirational 6-minute short film by the... more

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This Kingdom: For the Broken, the Helpless and the Outcast

“This Kingdom” is a heart-wrenching documentary short film by Eliot... more

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Last Minutes with Oden:The Experience of Loss and Grief

“Last Minutes with Oden” is a deeply engaging, extremely heart-wrenching... more

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Grief: A Lonely Misery That Could Flood the Whole World

“Grief “is a deeply moving short film directed by the German filmmaker... more

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A Memorial Day to Forget

A Memorial Day to Forget - A recovering crystal meth addict has a relationship blow up... more

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No legal action against UPD officers in Kofi Adu-Brempong shooting

State Attorney Bill Cervone released a partial judgment Friday stating the University Police officers who shot a Ghanaian graduate student in his on-campus apartment will not face any illegal action.
Cervone based his judgment on the completed Florida Department of Law Enforcement internal investigation.
The judgment gives UF the ability to complete its own internal affairs investigation, which is being independently reviewed by Margolis Healy & Associates, a campus safety organization, according to a statement released Friday by university spokeswoman Janine Sikes.
Cervone has yet to announce judgment on the student, 35-year-old Kofi Adu-Brempong, who currently faces charges of one count of second-degree aggravated assault and one count of third-degree resisting arrest with violence.
In his statement, Cervone acknowledged UPD's right to enter the residence, as the officers had a legitimate reason to believe Adu-Brempong might have hurt himself inside.
"Had that action not been taken and had he or others come to harm because of inaction," he said, "...an equal or stronger issue as to the propriety of police inaction would doubtless have been raised."
Cervone added that it is not his place to review crisis procedure, just the legality of the action. He said questions of policy were best left to community discussion.
He also found no reason to charge the officers for their use of force, citing that "No one else, civilian or otherwise, was in a position to hear anything directly relevant to those events other than Adu-Brempong," adding that the student's credibility was tarnished by his apparent unstable mental health.
Under Florida law, anyone has the right to use deadly force against someone who appears threatening. Cervone reasoned the police reports were concurrent with that law.
Cervone ended his statement with a call to put the issue to rest.
"I would like to assure those who are concerned about the time required for this process to be completed," he said, "that all involved, including Adu-Brempong's defense team, have been in frequent and productive contact."
Cervone said more information will be released as his decisions are reached. In the mean time, he said, community interaction should be continued within the proper public forum.
"[A]ll involved should be cognizant of the dangers of drawing conclusions before facts are established," he saidState Attorney Bill Cervone released a partial judgment Friday stating the University... more

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A mother's love: part II of II

The author, a transsexual woman, wrote this two part essay as a belated Mother’s... more

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A mother's love: part I of II

The author, a transsexual woman, wrote this two part essay as a belated Mother’s... more

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The End of Innocence

This is the story of four lives touched by the tragedy of clergy sexual abuse. The... more

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Suicide: an in-depth look

Sadly, few understand suicide. To help change this, the author has written this... more

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Mourning the Death of a Companion Animal

Years ago, I had an orange tabby cat named Dave who was more person than pet. Sometimes when my husband and I were visiting our neighbors in Houston, we would hear a knock at the door. “It’s probably Dave,” our friends would say, and sure enough, there he was on the step, waiting to be invited in with the rest of us.

When Dave died after being hit by a speeding car, I remember feeling a profound sense of loss and dreaded going to work the next day. “My cat died,” I told my editors, wiping my eyes with a tissue. Even as I explained, I knew I sounded silly to them.

I thought about Dave recently as I was reading an article on PsychCentral.com about the death of a pet. Leigh Pretnar Cousins writes about how she lost so much more than a pet when her 14-year-old silver cat, Luna, died.

I am stunned at how much I miss her and how empty the house feels without her soft round self asleep on the sofa. With her passing goes a chunk of my son Matt’s childhood. He was 10 years old when he selected her out of a box of kittens abandoned at the wildlife center….In Matt’s raising of and caring for Luna, I witnessed an enduring trait in my son: his extraordinary gift for nurturing.

Last year, researchers from the University of Hawaii’s animal science department conducted a study to determine the level of grief and stress that a pet owner experiences when a pet dies. Among 106 pet owners interviewed from a veterinary clinic, 52 percent had lost one or more pets from natural causes, while 37 percent had lost a pet to euthanasia. Although many pet owners experience significant grief when a pet dies, about 30 percent reported grief that lasted six months or longer. Severe grief that resulted in major life disruption was less common but was estimated as high as 12 percent of those studied.

It’s not only animal researchers who are taking note of the grief that occurs when a pet dies. The journal Perspectives in Psychiatric Care noted that the bond between people and their pets can affect both physical and mental health, and that the grief reaction that occurs after a pet’s death is “in many ways comparable to that of the loss of a family member.”

“Unfortunately, the loss of a pet is not recognized consistently by friends, acquaintances or colleagues as a significant or authentic occasion for bereavement,” the journal authors wrote.

When my cat died, the reaction was mixed. One person shrugged and said, “Well, I’m a dog person.” A well-meaning friend fumbled when he asked, “Are you over the cat thing yet?” The best response was from a man I worked with who adored his pet basset hounds. I received a sympathy card in the mail noting that a donation to the local animal shelter had been made “in Dave’s name.”

To learn more, read the full PsychCentral post, “When a Beloved Pet Passes Away.” The Humane Society of the United States also offers advice on coping with grief after a pet dies. And please join the discussion below. How did you cope with the grief of losing a pet?Years ago, I had an orange tabby cat named Dave who was more person than pet.... more

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Graham Grief

Ben and Matt make Kubler-Ross proud.

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To Build a Home: An Emotional Journey of Love and Heartbreaking Loss

“To Build a Home” is a beautifully haunting short film/music video... more

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