Category Archives: bereavement

MOTHER’S DAY

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Amy Getter

“What they never tell you about grief is that missing someone is the simplest part.”       From Let’s take the long way home by Gail Caldwell My beautiful cousin, having nearly reached the hallmark of five years since the death of … Continue reading →

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TRAVAIL

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Amy Getter

I was jokingly told this quote last week: “Man is the head…..but woman is the neck and she can turn the head anyway she wants.”* For Bob, this is no joke, but his daily reality: his wife moves his head for … Continue reading →

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THE SOUND OF AN EMPTY HOUSE

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Amy Getter

Someone mentioned today, how difficult it is to be left behind when the person you loved and cared for is gone- “the sound of an empty house”.  I thought back to a time when I was a newly single mom, … Continue reading →

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