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Pregnancy Loss


As soon as couples find out they’re pregnant, a relationship forms with the unborn child. Pregnant moms are drawn to the windows of maternity stores. Prospective parents pick up little footballs, tiaras and tea sets. Outfits and car seats are carefully selected for the ride home from the hospital. But, all of those loving conversations between partners can come to an abrupt halt.
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June 09 2014

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Grieving the Death of a Partner or Spouse


After your spouse or partner dies, you transition from being a couple to being alone. This loss can bring significant changes to your life and it can be difficult to function in a world that has suddenly become so different.
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April 21 2014

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Remembrance Gardens


Just when we think that the bleakness of winter will never leave, we begin to spot snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils. Spring slowly unveils itself. We know that in just a few weeks the flower beds will start to bloom, the trees will be full of new buds and the birds will return to our yards. Spring is a time that many folks think about gardens.
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March 21 2014

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 


When Grief Breaks Your Heart


There is a heart condition called stress induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy—commonly referred to as “broken heart syndrome” because it often occurs during periods of high emotional stress and grief.

First recognized by Japanese doctors in the 1990s, the condition is characterized by a weakening of the left ventricle. The heart chamber changes shape, narrowing at the top and ballooning at the bottom. Thankfully it’s reversible.


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March 13 2014

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Online Condolences: Do they Work for You?


The family cat died last week. I have often written about the death of a pet and how non-pet lovers often disenfranchise grief from the death of a cat or dog. More and more folks seem to accept that it wasn’t just a dog and acknowledge the role pets play in our lives.  What was quite remarkable to me was what occurred on my Facebook page.


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February 11 2014

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 

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