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Articles by Grief: Early Days of Grief
Worry  

You’re Not Going Crazy…
By Stephanie Frogge

Oceans of ink have been spilled on the subjects of love and loss, and it makes sense that the two are so closely linked.  More»
Weaver Painting  

Losing Todd, A Mother's Journey
By Jeanne Harris Weaver

Three days after our son was killed, I walked the beach near our home, not knowing whether I had the physical strength to keep my legs moving...  More»

Healing Peace Book Cover  

Healing Grief, Finding Peace
Reviewed by Carol Lane

Written in short easy-to-read sections, this book is uplifting and contains many concrete suggestions for those grieving.  More»
Mother and Daughter at a TAPS Seminar  

Introduction to Grieving
By Kenneth J. Doka

This article reprinted with permission from Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) monthly newsletter Journeys.  More»

Anxious Woman  
I first began to think about going crazy shortly after our son died. It seemed innocent enough in the beginning.  More»
American Flags by Headstone  
This article reprinted with permission from Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) monthly newsletter Journeys...  More»

Carol Lane  
I live in the northern part of the country. As the weather turns colder, our plans tend to take on a tentative flair.  More»
Blurry Landscape  

Am I Going Crazy?
By Russell Friedman and John W. James

Since my mother’s death, I’ve had the experience of being in one room, deciding to go to another room...  More»

Specialist Douglas Desjardins  

How Do We Go On Without Him?
By Cindy Surprenant

It was a cold, dreary, wet November morning in Oregon.  More»
Teenager with hands on head  

Responding to Teen Grief
By Linda Goldman

Teen years can be turbulent ones under the best of circumstances, and the addition of the death of a parent, friend...  More»

Healthy Diet  

Tips for Self-Care
By Judy Tatelbaum

In the early months of grieving, it is easy to lose sight of the importance of taking care of yourself physically, emotionally...  More»
Melissa LaFaso  

TAPS Casework Assistance
By Melissa LoFaso

Everywhere you turn, you hear people talking about your “path to healing” and “healthy grieving.  More»

Fear, Guilt, Regret, Anger, Loneliness  
When facing separation, loss, or death, we are invariably thrown into a turmoil of mixed and intense emotions.  More»
Observing  
Death is something that affects us all. No one is immune. Death is sometimes expected, sometimes unexpected.  More»

Hrvatin, Stacey and Michael Medders  

Finding the Path
By Stacey Hrvatin

Now that I am a year and a half beyond the death of my fiancé, I am able to hold my footing a bit longer these days and look back.  More»
Book Cover - Healing After Loss  

Healing After Loss
Reviewed by Betsy Beard

We all know that our grief doesn’t evaporate after a few days and weeks. This book was my constant and faithful companion...  More»

Bare Tree  

My Death Wish
By Michele Neff Hernandez

It is an odd and frightening sensation to wish you were dead. After my husband died I fervently wished I could die, too  More»
Dandelions  
I thought my life was over when my husband, Marine Corp Major John Ruocco took his own life. The thought of going on and raising...  More»

Conversation  

Evaluating Free Offers
By Ami Neiberger-Miller

College scholarships, gift items, free trips, and financial aid for surviving families are offered by a number of organizations.  More»
SEction 60, rifle team for Heath Warner's funeral  
My family has always loved Christmas, and it is a wonderful time of year...  More»

Looking Up in the Midst  
The value of humor in grief resolution is sometimes hard to see, especially in the early...  More»
Microphones  

Dealing with the Media
By Ami Neiberger-Miller

For many surviving families who have lost a loved one in the military, our interactions with the media are interwoven...  More»

Front Door  
Not many people can understand the full impact of opening the front door to find military casualty officers...  More»
Beard Family receiving folded flag at Arlington Cemetary  

A Different Path
By Randy Beard

Why is it that human beings, when faced with the unknowable, develop expectations of how it is going to be?   More»

Folded Flag - Rose  

Out of Tragedy
By Bonnie Carroll

Almost 2000 service members make the ultimate sacrifice each year. The military survivor must face...  More»
2013 Spring Cover
TAPS Magazine is dedicated to the brave men and women who died while serving with the Armed Forces, and to their survivors.
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