UK Death

My Sister Died When I Was Pregnant. I Had No Idea How Differently People Would Treat Me As A Result

"As I willed my baby to hold on, my sister was being prepared for autopsy in the morgue; birth and death, joy and grief, the beginning and end of life."
By Victoria Bennett

Both My Parents Died Before I Was 30. Here’s What I Wish I Had Known.

"The new assignment was to mourn the loss of a parent and the loss of myself as a daughter. ... Who was I without my parents?"
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I Texted My Friend For Years After She Died. Then I Received A 5-Word Reply That Left Me Shaken.

"For the first time since my dear friend had died five years earlier, she’d written back."
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My Son Died Unexpectedly. Months Later, I Heard His Voice Say 4 Words That Flooded Me With Peace

"During those early months after my 24-year-old son, Eric, passed away in a car accident, I cried each night when I went to bed."
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Why Do We Always Want To Know How Someone Died?

Mental health experts weigh in on this common impulse to find out the cause of death.
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I Keep My Altar To The Dead Up All Year. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Make Me Sad

“Whether or not our departed loved ones are still with us, holding them as if they are can enrich our living experience.”
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I Loved Co-Parenting With My Ex. When He Suddenly Died, My World Changed.

"Nothing prepared me for my daughter's call one afternoon. 'Ryan thinks Daddy’s dead!' she blurted when I answered."
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When My Infant Daughter Was Declared Brain-Dead, I Had To Make An Unimaginable Choice

"My daughter was wheeled away to an operating theater. She took her last breaths there ― without me."
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The 8 Biggest Mistakes People Make With A Power Of Attorney

Creating a POA is one of the most important documents you'll ever do, but estate lawyers say people often make these common errors.
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I'm Named For A Jimmy Buffett Song. For Years, His Music Said What My Father Couldn't.

"I tried to decode his thoughts through the Buffett songs he chose to play on our drives, as if some secret message to me was hidden in the lyrics."
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