A praise in the midst of all my whining: After getting the estimate of $1500 to fix the AC on Carissa and BJ's car (which her condition...

Thank you all once again for your loving, compassionate response, AND FOR YOUR PRAYERS. I think all of us here agree that the hardest...

My little girl is very sick and is hurting. Carissa and BJ have now had their second meeting with her M.C.A.S. (Mast Cell Activation...

We knew our grandson, Elliot, was born with Lyme disease. Today we found out he has "a very sick liver." Apparently, it is only...

Carissa has MCAS ("Mast Cell Activation Syndrome" or Disease) "without question." For most of their lives, I have been too quick to share...

I have to honestly admit that these words, penned by the beyond-brilliant author of "Wuthering Heights," do not always describe my own...

A few posts ago, I mentioned how our friend, Alice, told Karen and me we were "just babes" in the world of grieving. I should explain,...

This has to be one of the hardest things for me to face about my grief (and one of the most shocking to us all!); that it might not only...

Once again this fellow-mourner, Melanie, has done a truly outstanding job in this post! The number one reason I'm sharing this is to...

By far, the great majority of folks we've shared our grief with have been wonderfully supportive from the beginning. On the other hand,...