A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband’s drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies.
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An unsung hero stepped in to help a newly widowed mom in a moment of need
Barbara Alvarez lost her husband in 2017, just before their daughter went off to college. Her unsung hero helped her find the strength to be a single mother to her child at a key moment in their lives.
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How one teacher’s kindness changed a grieving teenager’s life
When Eric Schwartz was 15, his mother died. The first day back at school after the loss was difficult, but one teacher’s kindness changed his experience of the day and the rest of his life.
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How a nurse’s call eased a daughter’s burden
Ashley Ludlow’s mother passed away in the hospital in 2005. She had followed her mother’s wishes and asked that she not be resuscitated. That decision weighed heavy on her until a nurse reassured her.
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In the midst of grief, a woman is comforted by a stranger on the subway
A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that followed is one that she will forever cherish.
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‘The Shrouds’ introduces a new stage of grief: Watching your loved one decompose
David Cronenberg’s thriller centers on an unusual technology that allows people to watch their loved ones decompose in real time. The Shrouds is both deeply morbid and disarmingly funny.
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After a tragic accident, a widow faces a lifetime of what-ifs
Live Fast won France’s top literary prize in 2022. Brigitte Giraud’s haunting book revisits the death of her husband in a motorcycle crash 20-odd years earlier.
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Tony Horwitz’s widow Geraldine Brooks writes a beautiful memoir of grief
Horwitz died suddenly in 2019 while on a book tour. In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks grieves her husband — and also reflects on the life she might have lived had they not met.
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Churches are making room for grief and loss at Christmas
More and more congregations are trying to be sensitive to those who are grieving during the holidays. The move ranges from special services to the inclusion of hymns and prayers that speak to sadness during regular Sunday worship.
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A death educator and a knitter walk into a cemetery — it’s “Grieving & Weaving”
In an historic Brooklyn cemetery, a death educator and a professional knitter have been holding an event series called “Grieving & Weaving” to help people process loss through collective crafting.
