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Author: Teresa Bitner

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Birthday Celebrations

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:April 13, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

For us, Birthdays were a big deal.  The entire family would come together to celebrate.  We would have grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles….just everyone.  After Bob died, I didn't feel up…

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No Flowers Please – In Lieu of…

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:April 6, 2017
  • Post category:Special Items

Ever wonder why people have a in lieu of flowers please? …. Here is one perspective. As a little girl at my first funeral, I asked my mom,” Why are…

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Peach Roses & Blue Carnations

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:March 23, 2017
  • Post category:Special Items

  Bob and I had dated off and on for many years before we married.  During the end of our courtship, Bob surprised me with a homemade dinner for us…

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1 year anniversary – Teresa

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:March 16, 2017
  • Post category:Grief Anniversaries

Teresa’s 1 Year 10/2010 The impending week before I was a wreck, up and down.  Emotionally all over the place.  I was wishing the entire month of October would just…

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1 year anniversary–Jeni

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:March 9, 2017
  • Post category:Grief Anniversaries

For me, apparently, my grief recovery from my husband's loss was going to be scattered with other losses in a variety of forms.  At the 3 month mark (February), I…

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6 Month Anniversary

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:February 23, 2017
  • Post category:Grief Anniversaries

Teresa’s Story - March 2010 Six months and we are surviving mostly.  For spring break I thought me and they boys should get away for a quick trip.  I thought…

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The 3 month anniversary

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:February 16, 2017
  • Post category:Grief Anniversaries

What is normal? It is normal to have your grief affect all aspects of your life. Physically - you may still feel tired, changes in diet and/or sleep. Thought processes-…

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Wedding Ring Wonderings

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:February 2, 2017
  • Post category:Special Items/Tough Topics

Teresa’s Story The wedding ring. It can be so complicated.  At first I couldn’t imagine ever taking it off. We had been married 20 years and he was still such…

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The Handkerchief

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:January 19, 2017
  • Post category:Special Items

Jeni's story: On the night that Bob died, my Pastor poured some oils into a handkerchief and handed it to me.  The scent of that handkerchief helped me through that…

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Those Darn Firsts:First Birthday, First Anniversary, First Holiday Without Your Loved One

  • Post author:Teresa Bitner
  • Post published:December 8, 2016
  • Post category:Grief Anniversaries/Uncategorized

As a person in the grief and loss field, I know intellectually the first year is the most challenging.  Plan ahead for those firsts you know are likely to trigger…

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