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Video Game Review: ‘That Dragon, Cancer’

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A new experience on gaming and grief, created by a couple inspired by the loss of their young son.

In 2015, These Events Changed How We Talk About Grief

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From #JeSuisCharlie and #BlackLivesMatter to Sheryl Sandberg's meditation on loss, the past year has transformed the conversation around death and dying.

‘I Don’t Wait’

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It's hard being patient when you're living with a fatal illness. Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is channeling her impatience into changing how Cystic Fibrosis research is done.

The Best Show for Your Grieving Child (and You)

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"Steven Universe" might just be the most nuanced, realistic portrayal of grief on television.

Oliver Sacks’ Brain, on Music

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What did we see inside the brain of the most famous neurologist in the world?

In Praise of Public Grief

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A friend and I created mourning notices for two victims we did not know, and we hung them throughout Jerusalem. Here’s why — and what happened next.

Don’t Say Nothing

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And 7 other things to remember when a loved one reveals they are terminally ill.

Guess Who’s (Not) Coming to Dinner?

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A menu of six ways to navigate the social chit chat minefield while living with loss.

Holding on to Culture and Tradition During Mourning

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From talking to the deceased to 'tomb sweeping,' here's how mourners have found meaning in their religious and cultural rituals.

Et Tu, Betty?

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The Modern Loss TV club, a.k.a. Rebecca and Gabi, dissects the big 'Mad Men' news, and looks ahead to the series finale.

Mother’s Day, Millennial Style

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How Tootsie Rolls and apple cider helped bring my haphazard support system together on the first Mother's Day after my mom's death.

25 Things I Learned from My Dad

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Life lessons, in chronological order, from a recently deceased parent.

Loss, Squared

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One moment, I was planning a long-awaited trip to East Africa. The next, I was facing down two life-or-death decisions.

Beyond Surface Treatments: 6 Trite-Free Tribute Tattoos

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Our "Mourning, Noon & Night" columnist is back with more examples of memorial ink that avoid stale grief motifs.

A Night With ‘The Dead Dads Club’

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A new show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater draws comedy from grief.

Facebook's legacy contact

My Facebook Page, After Me

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After years of blunders, the company finally hit the mark when it comes to death and loss by letting users choose what their networks can see after they die, and who can manage them.

Wild, Like Me

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In a sold-out movie theater, watching the film based on Cheryl Strayed's bestseller, I saw my own experience with mother loss play out on the big screen.

There’s More Than One Way To Die With Dignity

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Suffering from terminal cancer, Brittany Maynard made plans to end her life. My friend Chris Doheny, after a transplant rejection, made a different choice. Both should be respected.

5 Ways To Reframe Pregnancy Loss

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Letting go of self-blame, avoiding comparisons and other tips from a psychologist who specializes in women’s reproductive and maternal mental health.

How Much Information Is Too Much Information?

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I have so many questions about my mother's tragic accident. But will the details of her death provide me with relief or will it traumatize me all over again? Weighing the pros and cons of fact-finding.

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