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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Category Archives: Opening our Hearts
My Fun Girlfriend Could Laugh at Her Own Death
Yet she had an unmatched capacity for meanness
This is the story of Travis and his girlfriend Melody as told to Jeanette Summers. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone … Continue reading
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Carrying on Cari’s Legacy After her Death
A bereaved husband tells the story of his wife's life as an end-of-life doula and her untimely death
This is the story of Richard and his wife Cari as told to Ellary Allis. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone … Continue reading
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Carolina Blue: How Cancer Killed My Father and Our Already Failing Relationship
A son learns that old wounds can outlast even death
This is the story of Bobby as told by his son, Neal. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief … Continue reading
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Letters from the Holocaust
An amazing historical tale of love, endurance, and the meaning of family
This week’s very special Opening our Hearts represents a collaboration between Judy Vasos and Aurora Wells. All material is part of the Rosi Mosbacher-Baczewski private collection — which she had saved for nearly 70 years before passing on to her … Continue reading
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Tagged Cultural Perspectives, History, Homicide, Losing a Parent, Unexpected Loss
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The Ripple Effect of Grief
How an accidental killing forever changed a man's life
This is Suzette’s story as told by Melissa Gouty. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, to … Continue reading
A Walk Down the Dock
A 75-year-old man learns to find peace in the face of death
This is Stephen’s story as told by Ellary Allis. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, to … Continue reading
