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    <title>topic Wrapping up the Year in Grief &amp; Loss</title>
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    <description>&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;I wanted to share that today I decided to thank the people over the last several years who helped me with my caregiving and grievance experience.&amp;nbsp; I have already done so in some cases, but there were others who needed a Thank You, especially as we celebrate the holiday season and hopefully look forward to the New Year.&amp;nbsp; Just like everything else, I happened across notes with names by chance.&amp;nbsp; As I thought about it, these were the names of random people who were there for me at critical&amp;nbsp;times.&amp;nbsp; The experience may have been situational or temporary, but that didn't matter.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, I did not fully recognize how much they did for me or even had to.&amp;nbsp; Today, I reached out to them and like everything else on this grievance trip, it was surprising how mutually rewarding it was.&amp;nbsp; It does not take long to call, text, email, etc. to say that I appreciated you helping me at vulnerable and difficult times.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, these individuals were surprised but in all cases were happy that they could make a difference.&amp;nbsp; That is what happens on this journey.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, strangers came into my life to help me.&amp;nbsp; I'd like to think of them as my Guardian Angels.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully, there are more to come and I in turn could also become one of the helpful ones for those in need.&amp;nbsp; Powerful experience for me.&amp;nbsp; Sue&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Reply&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Forward&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;Add reaction&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;I wanted to share that today I decided to thank the people over the last several years who helped me with my caregiving and grievance experience.&amp;nbsp; I have already done so in some cases, but there were others who needed a Thank You, especially as we celebrate the holiday season and hopefully look forward to the New Year.&amp;nbsp; Just like everything else, I happened across notes with names by chance.&amp;nbsp; As I thought about it, these were the names of random people who were there for me at critical&amp;nbsp;times.&amp;nbsp; The experience may have been situational or temporary, but that didn't matter.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, I did not fully recognize how much they did for me or even had to.&amp;nbsp; Today, I reached out to them and like everything else on this grievance trip, it was surprising how mutually rewarding it was.&amp;nbsp; It does not take long to call, text, email, etc. to say that I appreciated you helping me at vulnerable and difficult times.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, these individuals were surprised but in all cases were happy that they could make a difference.&amp;nbsp; That is what happens on this journey.&amp;nbsp; In some cases, strangers came into my life to help me.&amp;nbsp; I'd like to think of them as my Guardian Angels.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully, there are more to come and I in turn could also become one of the helpful ones for those in need.&amp;nbsp; Powerful experience for me.&amp;nbsp; Sue&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;TABLE&gt;&lt;TBODY&gt;&lt;TR&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Reply&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Forward&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV class=""&gt;Add reaction&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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