Christmas time is slowly approaching in Sydney, Australia and with it so does the festive sensation and overall feeling of warmth. However, this mood can quickly be devastated if you lost a loved one. Having to deal and cope with the loss of a loved one is especially...
The history of Sydney, Australia dates back over 50 thousand years. There are many rock faces that have traditional art work, and there are shell middens that were left behind by Aboriginal people who lived and hunted in the area. The Arrival of the Europeans It is...
There have been lots of fascinating facts surrounding the funerals in Sydney, Australia in the past few years. There are those beliefs that remain constant, and there are others that change. There are also new traditions incorporated by the new generation that will...
It became obvious in January that Ken was losing his four year battle with cancer. Connie, his wife of over thirty years, took her vacation month from work, and then an additional five week leave of absence to be with him every agonizing day in the hospital. On...
“You never get over a suicide. You just learn to deal with it. The worst part is not knowing WHY. If I could just say he had been depressed, or seeing a shrink, or anything that might have explained it, it would have been better. But I just don’t know why he did...
It is important to note that children have many questions about death, and these are usually different than the ones that occur to adults. Children’s questions deserve simple, straight forward answers. The first task of a grieving child is to make sense of the factual...
You probably heard the expression “Some days are diamonds, some days are stones”. When you are grieving, there is no question that some days are more difficult than others. Many people don’t realize that grief comes and goes. Let me illustrate. If you get a sore...
I’d love to help but I just don’t know what to say or what I should do. I am sure many of us can identify with such sentiments. We hear that a friend or a neighbor has had a loss. Our hearts immediately go out to them and we long to be of some comfort or assistance...
“My mother died when I was 5 years old. I felt like I was insignificant, as if I was getting smaller and smaller … so unimportant that I might disappear. It’s very hard to explain, but I believed I was wrong, somehow. For years I felt like I was on the outside of...
A 50/50 chance, to any gambler, is a pretty good bet. But did you ever stop to think that if you are in a significant relationship, there is a 50/50 chance that you will eventually grieve the loss of your partner. Listen to some of the stories of people who...
