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TCF Frankfort Website

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“Our” chapter of The Compassionate Friends launched a new website recently.
If you live near Frankfort, KY and have lost a child or sibling you should check them out.
They’re having a conference in March. Details are at the website:
http://thecompassionatefriendsfrankfortky.com/

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GriefNet.org

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GriefNet provides email support groups for all areas of grief. There are thirteen groups listed for loss of a child.
GriefNet asks for a $10 per month donation to be part of a group. They say no one is turned away for financial reasons. They do offer a one month free trial so you can try [...]

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On Grief and Grieving Book Review

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Dealing with the loss of a child is exhausting. After reading On Grief and Grieving by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler I understand why. Grieving is hard work.
I never knew there was so much to deal with.
First the authors outline five stages of grief:

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

I think that last one is misnamed. I would call it Resignation. [...]

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My First Compassionate Friends Meeting

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I always take off from work several days before the Christmas break. I did so this year too.
So I was able to go to a meeting of The Compassionate Friends at our local chapter in Frankfort KY last night.  This is one of the more active chapters going. They hold a meeting twice each month. [...]

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Precious Child by Karen Taylor-Good

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We will be attending the Worldwide Candle Lighting tomorrow.  On the web page about this event there is a video. It features the song Precious Child by Karen Taylor-Good. The song grabbed me. It’s beautiful and amazing. I found a video on YouTube that just has the song – no info about the Candle Lighting.
Warning [...]

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Compassionate Friends

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Grief Support After the Death of a Child
“The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see [...]

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The Smile Challenge

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Richard was a Dr. Seuss fan. He had all his children’s books. And he demanded they be protected from visiting small children.
So I thought this image and the up lifting  message it presents would be a good choice for grieving parents.
It’s a tough goal. Sometime we can make it, sometime we can’t get there.
You can [...]

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A Brick In Memory of Richard

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After Richard’s death we asked friends and family to make donations in memory of him to a couple of charities.
Since Richard was an eagle scout the Boy Scouts of America were a natural choice.
We also chose the WHAS Crusade for Children. The Crusade for Children is a local charity, featuring a weekend long telethon on [...]

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Quit Kissing My Ashes Review

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I don’t remember how I stumbled onto this book. I guess I was looking for some hints on dealing with grief.
Certainly the thought that our son isn’t really dead is a nice one. That our physical death is just the transformation into another phase of our life.
Stop Kissing My Ashes – A Mother’s Journey Through [...]

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Memorial Montage

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Memories.
As grieving parents, they’re all we have left of our missing child.
Pictures are one of the best ways to share those memories. But if you’re like us, those pictures may be squirreled away in boxes, or in  many photo albums. We’ve got another option to help put your child’s life on display – the photo [...]

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