Crisis Support

Suicide is not something to be taken lightly. It is one of the most serious issues in the world, and I can’t help but think that there must have been something horrible for someone to want to end their life….
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Thoughts of 9/11 haunt me, not because I lost a loved one in the attack, but because that was the week my mother and I had to remove my father from life support and watch him die. Just a few…
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Running into the bathroom slamming the door and pushing my body close to it so he won’t get in. His fist pound the door like a drum demanding me to let him in. As the room falls silent, I slide…
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Child Abuse: Lost Innocence Child abuse is a worldwide problem. The number of reported cases is growing at an alarming rate and it is now ranked top priority within social work departments. There is also a huge number of cases…
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Death. There is no return. Suicide leaves no time for regret. It is a difficult thing to write about, even more difficult to talk about. If it happens to someone you know, you may be puzzled, shocked, outraged, devastated or…
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I don’t like being asked how my husband and I met. The explanation is often greeted with looks that clearly indicate the listener believes I deserve my lot in life. People have so much as said I should have expected…
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The horror of people jumping out of windows. Let’s never forget what happened on 9/11…. No, don’t get the wrong idea, the terrorists weren’t justified by using suicide to further their aims. There were a bunch of people trapped around…
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Dealing with grief can be tricky, you either don’t grieve enough or you let it control your life. I am in the first group, and I can say with certainty when you don’t grieve properly it takes you longer to…
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Before we address Death and Life Support, there is something we must consider. In our society, we expect life to be respected. Should we not then give the same respect to natural death? My answer is “yes.” If it is…
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Suicide. The very word is a taboo in itself. It’s a topic that no one really likes to talk about or discuss, which is probably why it happens quite so often. It has been called the ultimate aggressive act. It…
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Coping With Anniversaries of Tragic Loss November 15, 1975 my father committed suicide the day after my birthday. At family reunions I found out that I was daddies special girl. I’m so glad he did not do it on my…
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“I’d rather spend each passing day thinking I’m one day closer to seeing you again than remembering it’s one day longer since you’ve been gone. I need to go on living instead of slowly dying without you.” When you were…
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LIFE SUPPORT: A COMPETENT PATIENTS DECISION. There is a great deal of confusion among Americans about the use of life support systems after an accident or during life threatening or fatal illness. Much of this confusion comes from the personal,…
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Everyone is dying. This may not be earth shattering news to anyone, but the point is, they all value having the privilege of making choices, and most people have to adjust some of their desires to the group of people they live…
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Moving On After A Death Of A Love One Here we are at Christmas once again, one more year that my daughter Cyndy, has been with the Lord. We do not call her dead we just call her on vacation…
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Moving on after the death of a loved one can be an extremely difficult order to follow. Dependent on several things, such as your relationship with the person who has passed away, the reason for their death and whether it…
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No matter how long a person has been ill,  the end still comes too soon. It is now rare for a person to die at home but the chance to pass away in one’s own bed, away from machines and wires can…
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This is a difficult subject to approach, because it is a touchy subject for many people who have a family member or friend who committed suicide for no apparent reason. My initial response was actually to say, “No way. There…
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Clearly, there are some people among us that don’t feel suicide needs to be justified. If pain and suffering have diminished a life experience, subtracted everything worth living for, then suicide is merely the logical next step. Life is about…
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At no time is there an acceptable reason for suicide. The world is full of people who have mental disorders, are wasting their lives away on addictions, at the bottom of the well of depression, in abusive relationships which are…
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If I was answering this question a month ago I might have answered differently. Now it’s a definite “no”. Two weeks ago my young teenage daughter had a group of friends over. They went swimming, they ate, made noise. In…
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In order to answer the above question one must elaborate on the following aspects concerned with the topic: What is life? What is suicide? Is suicide a specific phenomenon to humanity? Can it be justified? What is life?Billions of years…
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I believe that terminal illness and assisted suicide is justifiable without question. I have personally been touched by suicide in my family and with friends. Each has left me with an immense sadness deep in my soul. These individuals chose…
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The loss of someone close to us through death is one of the major life crises that we have to go through and it can be even more difficult to watch someone you care about go through such a loss….
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When I turned seven and got my first pair of glasses, the bullying began. It did not help that I also, unfortunately, had goofy teeth and chipmunk cheeks. I was teased and ridiculed all through primary school, upon reaching secondary…
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It’s been two weeks since that day. I remember my fiance telling me that she wasn’t feeling well the day before, the telephone call to the doctor and his reassurance that things were alright. I also remember the days and…
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Suicide is the ultimate expression of one’s freedom. There a few things in this world that we can truly call our own. Our life is the one thing that we own in its entirety, despite what the government may decide…
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I was just talking to my sisters about this very subject of making financial decisions during the immediate time of loss and grief and how so many people are taken advantage of in their weakness. In 2000, our Dad who…
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There are many ways you can offer support to someone who has suffered a loss and are experiencing grief. The loss of a loved one can create feelings of stress and intense sadness. Whether the loss is sudden or expected,…
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My Angel Mother President Abraham Lincoln, in talking about his mother once said, “all that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.” Mom, no truer words could ever be spoken by a son expressing…
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