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This is so important…I had to share: “… my niece. I know I needn’t state the obvious, but I will. She is absolutely gorgeous. As with all things true beauty lies within; and she is truly beautiful. She is compassionate, kind, creative and a true friend. I know this not because I am her biased […]
Posted at: July 23rd, 2014 - 9:23 am - Number of Comments » 0
Thanks for passing on this story, Ken: Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying […]
Posted at: December 11th, 2011 - 11:11 am - Number of Comments » 0
Counseling is such a wonderful tool when you are grieving! So I encourage you to seek out professional help for both yourself and for your child! And as you try to go about your life, here are a few helpful strategies: (There really are so many more…and the following ideas can also help children who […]
Posted at: October 3rd, 2011 - 7:49 am - Number of Comments » 0
Sometimes, in the aftermath of a natural disaster, there just isn’t time to properly grieve…like right now in Japan where there are too many bodies (or unidentified bodies left unclaimed, or no declarations of death because over twelve thousand missing persons haven’t been found) because of the recent earthquake and tsunami. Typically, Japanese tradition includes […]
Posted at: March 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 am - Number of Comments » 0
It was a valuable lesson: Don’t believe everything you read and hear! But it was a harsh way to learn it. Last week on Thursday the life of my family was thrown into a tailspin when a car hit a thirteen-year-old girl…a girl we happen to know…a close friend to Brody, my same-aged son. Although […]
Posted at: November 21st, 2010 - 12:00 pm - Number of Comments » 0