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Writing a blog without feedback is like singing a solo on a mountain in a high wind. In an effort to make it easier for you to respond and to give  more feedback, we have set up a special email address so you can communicate directly with Doug: doug977@gmail.com


Current  Archive  
The Journey of GriefThe Waves of Grief
Monday, March 01, 2010 
There are no adequate analogies that can describe the pain of grief, so any effort toward doing so tends to trivialize the pain which is the last thing I want to do. Nothing can describe the pain, yet we need to draw... Read More
    
The Mysteries of GriefOf Mystics, Mediums and Here
Monday, February 22, 2010 
My friend went to an appearance of a woman whose presentation features sessions of speaking with the dead. The house was packed with what my friend estimated to be a thousand people. The program featured the medium making contact... Read More
    
The Challenges of GriefGrief and the Unblessed Child
Monday, February 08, 2010 
I am convinced that almost every family has at least one unblessed child. A child who for some reason does not feel they have ever met the parents expectations or measured up to the other children in the home. I am not referring to... Read More
    
The Needs of GriefThe Healing of Ceremonies
Monday, January 25, 2010 
My friend Bob, whom I had the privilege of walking with through the last year of his life, was a creature of habit. He put $1.13 in his pocket each and every morning. Three quarters, three dimes, a nickel and three pennies... Read More
    
The Questions of GriefWhen and What Should I Do about a Social Life?
Monday, January 18, 2010 
Talk about a question with no definitive answer. Everyone, and I mean everyone, must answer that for themselves. My stock answer is that we should begin to go out socially... Read More
    
The Role of FaithNo Friend to be Found
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 
I was all set to write a post this morning when I received the following comment. It was sent anonymously so I have no way of answering directly and it is so important I wanted everyone to read what she has to say... Read More
    
The Impact of GriefYou Must Be Mad at Something
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 
I got a call one evening from a very angry and upset gentleman. He had just had a fight with his daughter and needed someone to calm him down or agree with him, he did not know which he wanted. His wife had... Read More
    
Living AloneI Am Not Hungry
Thursday, November 12, 2009 
She said it in a conference last week. “I used to love to cook but, after my husband died, I don’t even want to eat, much less cook.” One of the real issues single senior citizens face... Read More
    
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