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First Christmas in Heaven

First Christmas In Heaven
(Thinking of Stephen Chumley - 2008) Submitted by his father Syl

I see the countless Christmas trees
Around the world below
With tiny lights like heaven's stars
Reflecting on the snow.

The sight is so spectacular
Please wipe away that tear
For I am spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.

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Grieving Notes

GRIEVING NOTES

By Linda Vigil

Surviving a loved one's suicide brings up many hours of searching your soul for answers. We all endure many losses through our lives. All kinds of losses, whether it be parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, spouses, grandparents, friends, and even our dear pets.

The word 'Acceptance' or 'Accept,' has continually come to me, causing me to spend many hours searching my soul for the meaning, regarding my daughter —Mia's suicide.
The definition of the words being —to take what is offered or given, to receive willingly, to believe in, to understand, —as having a certain meaning.

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Coping with Suicide Loss: Handling the Holidays

COPING WITH SUICIDE LOSS:  Handling the Holidays

Excerpted from an article by : American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

 

Do what will be comfortable for you.Remember, you can always choose to do things differently next time.

* Think about family holiday traditions. Consider whether you want to continue or create some new ones.

* Remember that family members may feel differently about continuing to do things the way they've been done in the past. Try to talk openly with each other about your expectations.

* Consider whether you want to be with your family and friends for the holiday, or whether it would be more healing for you to be by yourself or go away this year.

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So, Why ask Why?

SO WHY ASK WHY By : Tim Jackson

Survivors can't stop asking why-at least for a while. Margaret Atwood describes a survivor's incessant search for answers:

Curiosity is not our only motive: Love or grief or despair or hatred is what drives us on. We'll spy relentlessly on the dead. We'll open their letters. We'll read their journals. We'll go through their trash, hoping for a hint, a final word, and explanation, for those who have deserted us -who've left us holding the bag, which is often a good deal emptier than we'd supposed. The search for clues to help them understand propels survivors to ask, "What could they possibly have been feeling or thinking that made dying seem like the only opinion they had left?"

What Caused Them To Choose suicide?

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The Holidays-Suicide Myth

The HOLIDAYS - SUICIDE MYTH By: Dan Romer (Dec. 2008)

One of the more persistent myths about the end-of-year holidays is that suicides rise during this period. According to a recently completed analysis of news reporting during last year's holiday period, there was renewed repetition of this myth in the newspaper reporting. Despite the sizeable drop that occurred during the preceding holiday period in 2006, newspapers displayed a surge in both the number and proportion of stories that supported the myth.

The analysis today by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) shows that about half of the articles written during last year's holiday season that made a direct connection to the season perpetuated the myth. That represents a statistically significant increase from previous holiday period when less than 10 percent supported the myth.

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