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News Articles: grief

In <em>The Shrouds,</em> Vincent Cassel plays a widower who uses technology to monitor the remains of his dead wife.

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  • Movie Reviews

'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.

April 25, 2025
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  • Justin Chang

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  • Book Reviews

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.

February 24, 2025
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  • John Powers
Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks

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  • Book Reviews

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.

February 18, 2025
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  • Maureen Corrigan
During St. Augustine by-the-Sea's annual Blue Christmas service, congregants light candles and pray for all the things that aren't right in their own lives and in the world.

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  • Religion

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.

December 18, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Death educator Gabrielle R. Gatto and artist Mary Pat Klein host "Grieving & Weaving" at The Green-Wood Cemetery on July 23, 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

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.

August 17, 2024
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  • Samantha Balaban
Researchers found that cats showed signs of grief, such as eating and playing less, after a fellow pet had died.

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  • Animals

Do cats experience grief? New research suggests they might

Researchers from Oakland University surveyed hundreds of cat caregivers and found that cats exhibited behaviors associated with grief after a fellow cat or dog in the household died.

August 08, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
While not an official holiday, National Siblings Day on April 10 has gained momentum on social media in recent years.

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  • Family

National Siblings Day is a celebration born of love — and grief

Claudia Evart, a woman who lost both her sister and her brother in separate accidents, created the day to honor the special relationships between siblings. It is on April 10 every year.

April 10, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
Zion Kelly keeps a screensaver on his phone of he and his brother as young kids.

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  • Mental Health

A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he's learned about grieving a sibling

About 60,000 children a year in the U.S. lose a sibling. Zion Kelly joined that unlucky group in 2017 when his twin, Zaire, was killed. Zion has learned a lot about grief, and himself, since then.

April 10, 2024
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
The writer in Amalfi, Italy, where her grandfather is from.

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  • Health

Grief made me lose my balance. Here's how I learned to walk forward again

After a fall near the first anniversary of her beloved aunt's death, a writer explored why grief can make us less sure-footed. She found answers, climbing a precarious staircase in Italy.

March 28, 2024
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  • Lauren DePino

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  • Animals

8 loving ways to honor a pet's memory: Write an obit, grow a garden, dedicate a day

How do you deal with the heartbreak of losing a beloved pet? Our audience shares creative and inspiring ways to process grief — and celebrate the lives of our animal companions.

September 27, 2023
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  • Malaka Gharib
John Shambroom and Loose Ends volunteer Jan Rohwetter examine the rug Shambroom's wife, Donna Savastio, couldn't finish due to symptoms of Alzheimer's.

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  • Health

When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help

It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.

July 25, 2023
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  • Martha Bebinger
a pair of hands hold a broken paper heart

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  • Health

This Georgia study about grief shows how a person can die from a broken heart

The research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is the first to look at the link between alcohol use and grief among adults in Georgia. 

May 30, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Best friends Elora and Kayla practice their Bollywood routine for a community Diwali event in Virginia. The holiday celebrates light in the darkness, renewal and rebirth, and the triumph of good over evil.

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  • Arts & Life

Through her grief, an Indian American photographer rediscovers her heritage

Documentary photographer Maansi Srivastava shares a story of growing up in the United States and reclaiming her roots in her project Roots Hanging from the Banyan Tree.

May 09, 2023
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  • Maansi Srivastava

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  • Health

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

March 13, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Reagan Gaona stands beside the Unfillable Chair memorial in front of Santa Fe High School in Texas. The memorial is dedicated to the eight students and two teachers killed in a May 2018 shooting. To the left is a sign displaying solidarity with Uvalde, Texas, a city that experienced a similar school shooting in May 2022.

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  • Mental Health

4 years after a school shooting in a small Texas city, 'There is still a lot of pain'

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

August 12, 2022
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  • Renuka Rayasam
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