Dear Amy: I just Googled a friend for the first time, and discovered that he died by suicide 12 years ago after serving with the military.
My friend and I hadn’t spoken since high school. His birthday was a memorable one , and so I thought of him every Oct. 10. I’d just notice the date and think, “Happy birthday, my old friend.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
There is no need to mention or question how this friend died. Simply share a memory or two of the two brothers from your youth, express your condolences to him and his family, and encourage the brother to get in touch with you if he’d ever like to. These service dogs are adopted from shelters and bond tightly to their humans – with both canines and humans essentially rescuing each other..This is a little bit strange, perhaps. But every year my church hosts a “Blue Christmas” service. This service has always had a big impact on me, allowing me to basically unleash the sadness that seems to overtake me every Christmas.
I have two suggestions: You might ask your clergy member to travel to another nearby church to attend this service as a group.
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