2500 years ago the Buddha helped a bereaved woman accept the reality of her child’s death: The woman’s child died not long after it could walk, and in a distressed state the woman wandered the streets for days with the child in her arms asking everyone for a medicine to save her child. The Buddha, […]

Your physical presence may have been stolen away but memories of you were not. Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

My heart skipped a beat when I heard the news and my eyes welled with tears. When I went to volunteer search and rescue meetings I never thought about how it would feel to be called out to search for a six-year-old who fell in the river and went missing. It was simply an accident…One […]

As you re-evaluate the meaning of your life during whatever crisis you face, you often discover your life mission—And that gives you a greater sense of direction and purpose. Sometimes when you find yourself in crisis, you will find an inner strength you never knew existed. And as hard as this is to believe, this […]

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you cannot go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. – Author Unknown – Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

After my sister, Cindy James, died, I went through a time where I didn’t care whether I lived or not – I just wanted to see her again and hug her and tell her I loved her… I was not afraid of death or of dying (but I didn’t have children at that time…) Are […]

I am standing on the seashore. A ship spreads her sails to the morning breeze and starts for the ocean. I stand watching her until she fades on the horizon, and someone at my side says, “She is gone.” “Gone where?” The loss of sight is in me, not in her. Just at that moment […]

It had actually been a short trip to Nan’s place. Sure it was in another town, but the time had flown by because my mind had been preoccupied with memories of Arty… —The way he always made sure there were lots of goodies and chocolate eggs for us to find at the Easter egg hunt […]

With Easter approaching, my mind turns to thoughts of, “What does it mean to be dead?” Is it just life no longer as we know it? Take a few minutes and consider the following questions (and then I’ll explain why I ask): Is there consciousness under general anesthesia? Or does a patient only experience the […]

I think about being able to look down upon my sister, Cindy, and her last moments alive. What happened? Was someone with her? Was she terrified? Did she feel peace? Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James