Testimonies: Grieving during the holidays 25 Articles

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by Louis La Grand

10 Ways to Manage Your Grief at Holiday Time Are you dreading the approaching holidays? Fearful of being alone or without your loved one? Or have you been thinking about the possibility of receiving a greetings card fro...read more

by Debbie Robus

My maternal grandmother died on November 14, 1994. She had been in declining health for several years and was living in a nursing home... her mind mostly gone. She sometimes recognized me and my mother, because we visite...read more

by Carolina Dream Coy

The holidays are the absolute hardest time to deal with grief. The sadness seems to be amplified to extreme levels as we miss our loved ones yet try to enjoy the holidays. In November of 2004 we moved my dad in with ...read more

by Margaret Shauers

My husband died in September-right before his birthday. Thanksgiving and Christmas came all too fast. A friend whose wife had died advised me to totally get away; he'd taken his sons skiing for Thanksgiving and they went t...read more

by Linda Shrigley

Grieving During the Holidays As everyone who has ever lost a loved one, we know how hard the holidays can be. It's been 21 years now since my grandmother passed away and I still miss her so very much, and wish she was s...read more

by Suzanne Alexis

This year I put up a tree for the first time in 3 years. I have always felt that Christmas is what you make of it. Your celebrations should be customized to reflect your own beliefs and priorities. For instance, if you ...read more

by Diana Romero

GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS On December 16th, only six days after celebrating their 61st Wedding Anniversary, my father passed away unexpectedly. My husband and I had reservations to leave on the 19th to the city where m...read more

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by Sezin Rajandran

I had no idea until I met him that my Uncle Vasantha had survived the Tsunami that hit Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004. I remember when the Tsunami happened there was an absolute feeling of chaos and powerlessness that hit ...read more

by Randall

ON December 24,2006 my soulmate of seven years lost a six year battle with breast cancer. She left behind a 16 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. The Christmas Holiday's were like a nightmare. To make matters worse he...read more

by writeaboutit

When I was a fourteen I baby sat for a woman who had three little girls. I knew after the first time I watched them that some thing wasn't right. The middle child, eighteen month old Chasity was dirty, she still hadn't sta...read more

by Ray Marr

2008 has Arrived A new year, and exciting beginning what to do with it, what to write about it even though it has just begun, time still passes and life is constantly lived, day by day. I could look at it as part of looki...read more

by The Lydster

The holidays are the absolute hardest time I've had to go through since my grandmother passed in March of this year. She died of breast cancer. I grew up in my grandparent's home on the east coast. We have always been ...read more

by Clara Osei-Yeboah

The best thing about Christmas is just being with family. Getting to hang out with your cousins, aunts and uncles is pretty fun and cool. You get to meet people whom you never knew even existed. With mom gone, though, t...read more

by Shannon Shae

Wrongful Death. All murder is wrongful. My only brothers, especially. December 23, 1993. Around midnight, I received a phone call from my father. He said he had bad news. Understatement. My brother had been killed by...read more

by Uththara Nagage

THE WAVES OF HORROR It was the 26th of December 2004, around mid night; I hear the telephone ringing constantly. I was wondering to myself, "what might have cause the telephone ring so many times?' And suddenly, my mother...read more

by Kareen Rose

At age 19, our son died unexpectedly in late October. There was no time to prepare for grieving through those first holidays. So I chose to skip them. Instead of the usual Christmas decorations, I put up my snowman co...read more

by Melissa Nason

To be honest I don't know how I feel right now. At this very moment my dear cousin is breathing her last breath. My family and I are expecting her death within a couple of hours or days. It has been 3 to 4 years since I ha...read more

by Angela S. Young

Loss is always difficult, but grieving through the holidays is especially rough. The holidays, for most of us, mean being with family. When someone has died (divorced, left) it is like a gaping hole in the whole experien...read more

by Jeanneline Victoria

Grieving through the holidays can be hard on not only you, but those around you as well. My brother passed away a year and a half ago.. Thanksgiving Day.. November 24,2005. This day was also my sister's birthday which ...read more

by T. Renee Ruthven

Grief strikes hardest during the holiday season. I, myself, have always struggled with seasonal depression. The days get shorter, the weather grows colder, and my love for warm outdoor adventures is halted. My mood worsens...read more