How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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How Sympathy Cards Bring Comfort and Support
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
For some people, trying to express sorrow, empathy and care towards the bereaved, with words and actions, can be difficult. Finding the right words, offering support and love, trying to show sympathy, is often beyond their emotional capabilities. Sympathy cards…
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Why Funeral Processions Move so Slowly
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
Funeral processions may seem to move slowly especially if you are caught in the midst of them. There are times when drivers seem to be overly annoyed by being slowed down for funeral processions. The truth is that funeral processions…
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Can Sharing Household Duties Improve Marriage
October 2, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Life for young couples is harder than it has been in the recent past. These days mortgage repayments and bills are high. Often there are two cars to keep maintained and on the road. Children’s school clothes to buy. It is no…
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Tips for Dealing with Grief and Loss
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
Dealing with grief and loss is at best a difficult subject for most of us. Having the right supports in life after you lose a loved one is very important. Each of us tend to deal with grief in different…
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How to Learn to Respect a Siblings Privacy when Sharing a Room
You’ve cringed at the thought of sharing a room with your sister when your parents decided to move you in the bedroom with her because your grandpa was moving in and needed a room to himself. You thought,”why not just…
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How to help Young Kids Cope with and Understand Death
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
“Daddy didn’t even say goodbye.” That was the view of a small boy whose father died unexpectedly. I knew him after he grew up, and knew his mother. The mother remembered that statement. Knowing him, I believe it affected him…
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Can Sharing Household Duties Improve Marriage
October 2, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When people think of household duties, the obvious comes to mind: laundry, cooking and cleaning, chores that need doing continuously. With men and women both working outside the home, these duties can sometimes be difficult to complete. Overwhelmed by many…
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Five best Ways to Develop your Grief Coping Skills
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
Does the grief you are experiencing seem to be relentless? Is there no end in sight? That feeling is not unusual for many. A common experience for mourners is not to be able to find a nurturing support system, the…
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How to Deal with a Death in the Family
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
Dealing with the loss of a family member is one of the most difficult things that most people go through. Not only because of the sadness of having that person suddenly removed from our lives, but because it reminds us…
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What to do when a Friends Parent Dies
October 2, 2013 Friends and Peers
The death of a parent can happen at any time during a person’s life. Whether it happens expectedly or suddenly, the support of a true friend helps immensely in pulling the grieving person through. The question becomes how does a…
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How to Buy Time in a Family Crisis
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
Have you ever been in the midst of a family crisis, wishing that you could buy some time? A family crisis can happen at any time and in any place. Time is of the essence when that happens and the…
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What to do when someone Dies and there was no Time for Good Byes
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
My dad died unexpectedly almost two years ago. He was eighty four, and lived a good, and productive full life. He was very healthy for his age, and although death is an expected part of life, and dying at a older age is…
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Death is the next Stage in this Cycle
October 2, 2013 Crisis Support
It is not news that anyone wants to deliver. However, everyone knows that death is imminent. There is no avoiding death. It will come. Compassion and respect are tools that are helpful when it comes to talking about death. Often…
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How you can Benefit by Comforting others
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
There are many benefits to comforting those who need it. When someone approaches to confide in you about a problem it gives you a rewarding feeling to have the ability to support them emotionally and in certain cases physically. In…
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How to be there for someone during a Crisis
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
When crisis hit, it’s always a help to know you have people there to rely on and help you in your cause. Everyone wishes to be able to return the favour should something happen to a loved one, yet being able to…
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Value of Comfort
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
When most people think about the word comfort they probably associate it with a physical comfort, such as ensuring that you are warm/cool enough depending on the weather, or making sure that you are comfortable while recovering from an injury….
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What do do when a Loved one Dies
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Nothing is as devastating as the loss of a loved one. It is never an easy time, and it happens in every family. Then the survivors must face the difficult task of getting organized. While recovering from the sorrow and…
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Marriage the Rock Mark Darling Selflessness Marriage Vows how to keep your Marriage together
October 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is wonderful, blissful even, however there is a lot of forgiveness involved. Pastor Mark Darling of The Rock Church in Minneapolis, once preached saying to get married is to die to self. You must always, daily, die to yourself…
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Attention Ladies Play it Cool on the Internet
With the advent of high technology, even dating online is now an accepted means of interaction. Some would frown at the idea, but in all sincerity, when done right, internet dating can be successful. I met my better half online. …
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Dating Pitfalls to Avoid
Dating is like a game of chess. With the right strategy and adept moves, you can win and go another round. But with the wrong strategy and awkward moves, you can get shut down in a snap. Here are some…
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Crying is a Personal Experience that everyone Encounters in their Lifetime
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Crying is a heart felt emotion that is expressed for a myriad of reasons. It’s true, crying out of anguish, pain or sorrow can pull at the heart strings of others who are witnessing another person cry. How can we…
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Wht to do if a Friends Parent Dies
October 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
One of the more difficult things in life is in trying to empathize with someone who is going through a tough emotional time. You may know logically that some person you care about is hurting, but it’s impossible to actually…
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Dating Pitfalls to Avoid
Everyone tends to make mistakes when it comes to dating. Unfortunately certain dating pitfalls can be quite costly leaving the man or woman of your dreams to walk away. Here are some dating pitfalls to avoid: – On a first…
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How to tell someone they are going to Die
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
In what state of mind does one have to be in to inform someone of their impending death? How do you calmly, compassionately, sympathetically, and tenderly advise someone of the inevitable? It takes the right kind of person, in the…
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How to Deal with the Death of a Grandparent
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Coping with the death of a grandparent is tough, especially if you have been really close to them. A parent is usually busy bringing up the child and taking care of his daily needs while a grandparent is more affectionate…
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Where can you Turn when Life Turns Upside down
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Seeded in devastation often results in restoration… In sports to be seeded refers to how highly you may be favored in some sort of tournament. A more literal definition however, is to furnish with something that grows or stimulates growth…
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Living in the Past how to Stop Living in the Past
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Many people like to bask in the burning sun of their errors and mistakes while reminiscing about what could have been. What should have been. If I had done this, this might have happened. Stop. That’s not what happened and…
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How to help a Homeless Friend
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Being homeless can be very embarrassing depending on the circumstances of how you got there. Depending on how well you know the person who is about to become homeless, or has just become homeless will hopefully help you in determining how much…
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How to take Care of yourself when you are Grieving
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Grief is an emotional process and although difficult to go through it has a beginning and an ending. While things may never be the same they will be okay again. When a person grieves they are experiencing intense emotions. It can…
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Self Defense Products
October 1, 2013 Crisis Support
Safety and security packages are made up of a assortment of the most popular self-defense tools available which are developed to give you the level best within non-lethal protection. These types of survival packages can provide you and your loved…
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