Grief

How Do We Both Grieve and Celebrate the Anniversaries of a Loved One Now Gone?Bereavement: Can sharing the stories of their lives help us grieve their deaths?

There can be joy as well as sorrow in caregiving.

Caring for Elderly ParentsWhat a daughter learned about the joys and sorrows of caregiving.

Throwing a Divorce PartyOne way to move on when your marriage is over.

Alan T. Brown, who has spinal cord damage, smiles with his sons.

Spinal Cord Damage in the FamilyPhysical disabilities can suddenly affect anyone, from Superman Christopher Reeve to Alan T. Brown.

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Steve Jobs and Other Famous Fathers Who Died Young

By: Karen Springen

October 7, 2011

Like Steve Jobs, these celebrity dads did not live long enough to meet their grandchildren.

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The Legacy of Steve Jobs: Lessons from the Life and Death of Apple's 'Visionary'

By: Pamela Cytrynbaum

October 6, 2011

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What is the Real Legacy of Steve Jobs?

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The Death of Steve Jobs

By: Karen Springen

October 6, 2011

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Steve Jobs and his wife, Laurene Powell, at the 2010 Academy Awards.

The death of Steve Jobs: a reminder of how difficult it is for family members to cope with the loss of life.

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When Divorce Hits Home -- Chapter 11: Being Yourself Again

By: Chris Roush

September 19, 2011

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What happens when a divorce hits home?

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9/11 Widow: Please Don’t Use Our Grief for Your Healing

By: Pamela Cytrynbaum

September 19, 2011

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9/11 Widow : Please let us be

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Loss of a Cat

By: The Aging Diva

September 16, 2011

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Deciding to euthanize a sick animal is one of the hardest decisions you'll make.

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Kiss & Zutell: Pat Robertson: Til Alzheimer's Do Us Part.

By: Irene Zutell

September 14, 2011

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Pat Robertson: Til Alzheimer's Do Us Part

Dear Kiss & Zutell,

I just read that the "Reverend" Pat Robertson says it's okay for someone to date others if their spouse is afflicted with Alzheimer's. He further claims it's alright to divorce the Alzheimer's victim. When asked about the vow of "in sickness and in health" he said you get a free pass if you make arrangements for custodial care.

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A Nation Remembers: Sharing the Stories of the Lives Lost and Lived a Decade After the September 11 Attacks

By: Pamela Cytrynbaum

September 9, 2011

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Let us remember the lives and the stories of 9/11

9/11 Memorial: How to Talk to Children and Grandchildren about the September 11 Attacks

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Kiss & Zutell: A Mother Reflects on September 11 and Her Son's Untimely Death.

By: Irene Zutell

September 9, 2011

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Dear Kiss & Zutell

Prompted by the September 11 attacks, my son enlisted in the Marines. He was killed in Iraq. I know several other parents who also lost children in the wars. Honestly, I'm not sure why my son died, other than it was completely unnecessary. How many hundreds of thousands of our young men died fighting both Japan and Viet Nam? Now those nations - and their people - once reviled as fiends by "patriots," are among our best friends and biggest trading partners.

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Kiss & Zutell: Remembering The 911 Attacks

By: Irene Zutell

September 6, 2011

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Dear Kiss & Zutell—

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, I have to write about something that has had me simmering for all ten years. I'm not just a New Yorker, I live in Manhattan. I watched the twin towers fall and lost a very close friend in the disaster. My sister lives in Los Angeles.