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		<title>The Ring</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Eight months after my wife Lisa died of cancer I sat on our bed staring at my gold wedding band, the symbol of our love and marriage that I still wore. I don’t want to let go. I didn’t want my marriage to end after only 8 years and the thought of removing my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Father&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You are the worst father there is,&#8221; shouts Nick, my 12 year old son. My son is ranting and raving about the injustices he suffers at my rules. Rules that I ranted and raved about when I was his age. I smile as I acknowl­edge that he is like me. Did my father have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Ways to Get Through the Holidays After a Loved One Dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays are not necessarily a happy, merry time – especially for people whose loved one has died during the past year, or even the past several years. In fact, if you’re one of multi-millions of people who suffer such a loss each year, the holidays tend to increase the feelings of grief and despair. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Ways to Come Back to Life After Suffering the Death of a Loved One</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After suffering the death of a beloved, most of us see no possible way we can recover or ever again find any joy in living. Mental and emotional darkness engulfs us. The moment consciousness returns each morning, the overwhelming reality of our loss takes us to our knees. Is it any wonder that the ultimate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Helping A Grieving Family Member, Friend, Co-Worker or Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Ballo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone you know has experienced a loss, it will have an effect on all who come into contact with that person. If you are one of those people, you may feel uncomfortable or perhaps uncertain. “What should I say?” is a common question. Some people who come into contact with a person who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Universal Reality of Death, Dying and its Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Ballo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion and politics are two subjects regarded as most abhorred in polite company, but there’s one that’s even more verboten: death and dying.How peculiar is that since no one is getting out of here alive? But the truth is, our mortality terrifies us. Granted, there is a community that deals with death and dying which [...]]]></description>
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