Author: Jeanette Summers

Opening our Hearts

Losing Her Constant
A woman loses her father, an ever-present force of strength and stability in her life

Jeanette Summers

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December 29, 2024
Opening our Hearts

Making Sense of a Senseless Loss
The story of a woman’s healing process after her 21-year-old son was murdered

Jeanette Summers

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June 28, 2024
Opening our Hearts

My Dear Cousin Is Still an Angel at My Side
The story of a young woman who, at 12-years-old, lost a cousin who was also a best friend

Jeanette Summers

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April 30, 2024
Opening our Hearts

My Nephew Died of a Fatal Drug Overdose
My brother’s only son lost his life to heroin at the age of 19

Jeanette Summers

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October 11, 2020
Opening our Hearts

My Parents’ Recent Divorce Fractured All of Our Lives
A young woman tells how the end of her parents’ marriage tore their family apart

Jeanette Summers

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September 5, 2020
Opening our Hearts

My Spiritual Teacher Died by Suicide
Wracked with pain and fearing the loss of the independence he treasured, William took his own life

Jeanette Summers

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July 4, 2020
Opening our Hearts

My Brother’s Unexpected Death from Necrotizing Fasciitis
Grief led my brother to neglect himself to the point that a terrible infection took his life

Jeanette Summers

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June 6, 2020
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I Had to See My Mother Dead at the Crematorium and No, It Wasn’t Macabre
Seeing her — and, later, her bones in the retort — was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life

Jeanette Summers

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May 2, 2020
Opening our Hearts

After Suffering in Silence for Years, My Beautiful Sister Took Her Own Life
Susan kept her brain tumor a secret from everyone and chose to die by suicide before cancer took her life

Jeanette Summers

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March 7, 2020
Opening our Hearts

My Mother’s Death Brought Out the Best in Me
Sadly, my brother’s behavior was more about greed than love

Jeanette Summers

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February 1, 2020