By Sally Spalding @ Jesus-and-Juice.com That Fateful Night “I SAT THERE IN DESPAIR, MY SPIRIT DRAINING AWAY, MY HEART HEAVY, LIKE LEAD” PSALM 143:4Valentine’s Day was one for the books. It was the 10th anniversary of Scott and my first date. We celebrated by going on a date to hot yoga and then to dinner, …
“This article was originally featured on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Real Stories blog. To learn more about suicide prevention, visit afsp.org.” June 14, 2017 – My mom used to tell me she loved me nearly every day. We both said it any time we left the house, on every phone call, and after …
“This article was originally featured on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Real Stories blog. To learn more about suicide prevention, visit afsp.org.” If you were to ask me what I remember most about my dad I would say it was his dry, almost Peter Sellers-esque sense of humor. I might recount the dinner when …
My first suicide victim was my best friend from medical school. He was the valedictorian of our class. Previously, he was an Airforce fighter pilot. But when he ejected out if the cockpit to save his life, his head got hit and the military wouldn’t let him fly again. So, he went to medical school. …
The crying has changed No longer the gut-wrenching belly-deep howl that you’re sure will make you throw up and that goes on for so long you JUST CAN’T BREATH. There are still bouts of inconsolable tears but they don’t last as long, they don’t hurt my sinuses and eyes as much. In fact, sometimes they …
The impact of grief on the workplace is great. When someone experiences a loss, employees may experience lower productivity, the blues, or impaired decision-making abilities. Normal office communication patterns may fall by the wayside. Co-workers may experience stress in trying to identify the right ways to express their sentiments for another’s loss. How you or …
“This article was originally featured on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Real Stories blog. To learn more about suicide prevention, visit afsp.org.” By Christine Moutier, M.D., AFSP Chief Medical Officer, with Natalie Tietjen, AFSP Manager of Federal Policy Update: In early March 2021 a group of bipartisan and bicameral Members of Congress will reintroduce …
Our bed; Nearly 40 years we slept in the same bed. I can count on one hand the number of nights we weren’t together in that bed. A warm little child or grandchild would often snuggle between us, everyone was welcome. The first few nights after he left, when his heart decided it couldn’t beat …
Suicide is Selfish! That’s the absolute worst thing you an ever say to someone who has lost a loved one to this type of unimaginable death. My reply: SUICIDE IS NOT SELFISH! As for my Steve, hearing the voices in his head on a daily basis telling him to just “Do it! Do it!” not …
Having been the one to sit with hospice patients whose families couldn’t stand to be there or could only come and go for short periods of time… holding that precious hand when they took their final breaths…it was one of the most beautiful, precious gifts I’ve ever been given. To be there when my mom’s …
