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Lessons of Life Through Loss

Valerie O’Brien writes: My Aunt was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer a little over ago. Fast forward to a year later, she had a joyful, fun-filled year. In October, she saw the doctor again (her health was starting to go downhill) and was told that the cancer had spread to other places. Now the…

Tiny Buddha: We Have a Right to Grieve Losses Big and Small

Liz Seda of Tiny Buddha writes: Impossible,” I thought. It’s impossible that people actually suffer this kind of pain and survive to tell the tale. When I thought about it, my stomach contracted as if I’d taken a blow to the gut. I’d gasp for breath and try to find some air through the tears…