My Loss

Saying I Do, and Saying Farewell

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Eleven days after marrying the love of my life, I stared at his lifeless body and said goodbye.

Across the Pond, a Lesson in British Mourning

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A North American transplant, I'd spent years trying unsuccessfully to master British restraint. Never did I feel more at home as an expat than at my first British funeral.

Between Death and Goodbye

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Before my wife's body was taken away — and her final organs harvested — I was able to spend a few precious moments with the woman I loved.

Robin Williams: His ‘Little Spark’ Gave Off So Much Light

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For comic genius Robin Williams — dead in an apparent suicide — there was ultimately no reprieve from the darkness.

Fighting White Privilege, Grieving My White Mother

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The problems with international adoption are many. But I cannot reject the mother who raised me — especially in her absence.

The Words We Couldn’t Say

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As my daughter grew inside of me, my best friend's pregnancy ended in stillbirth. Comforting her felt impossible.

Motherless Daughters on the Road

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Authors Hope Edelman and Allison Gilbert are leading a group of motherless women on an ambitious trek and volunteer vacation in Peru.

Home, Not Home

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After my brother died suddenly, everything about my hometown felt all wrong — until it didn't.

Living a Year as if It Were My Last

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As my childhood friend was dying of cancer, I embarked on a 365-day experiment in living.

Letter of Last Resort

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Had I unknowingly destroyed my father's suicide note all those years ago?

The Death Doula

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Hear the word "doula" and you're likely to think of a birth coach. But some doulas are trained to help the dying. I was one of them.

Not So ‘Crazy,’ After All

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How my sister’s cancer death changed the way I approach my own health care choices.

The Hungry Mourner

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From funeral biscuits to cemetery picnics to parsley crowns, here's how the world marks death with food.

Into Thin Air

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HBO's The Leftovers' isn't a show about The Rapture; it's show about grief — and our wide-ranging responses to it.

How Do You Want To Die?

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When it comes to discussing the end of life, 'it's always too soon, until it's too late.' The Conversation Project explains how to start that dreaded talk with loved ones.

Dorm-Room Mourning

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After my mom's death, my dorm room was an embarrassing place for grief.

What Mom Would Have Thought of the Kardashian Clan

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I missed my mother at my wedding, and at the birth of my children. But the real reason I wish she was still here is to discuss reality TV with me.

From a Distance

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Sixteen years after my brother’s suicide, keeping his memory alive finally feels less a burden — and more a privilege.

My Father, Myself

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On the anniversary of Dad’s death, I honored him by spending a leisurely day, uncharacteristically, alone.

Mourning the Dad Who Walked Out on Me

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My dad walked out on me when I was nine. All grown up, I decided to find him — only to find out he was dead. Here's how I mourned.

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