Memories of My Mom: How Art Helped Me With My Grief

Memories of My Mom: How Art Helped Me With My Grief

My whole life, I have been the “artsy” one in my family. I was always drawing on the back of restaurant placemats, filling sketchbooks with Disney characters, and making an unnecessary amount of sand art…

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5 Lessons I Learned After Dealing With Death and Grief As A Teen

5 Lessons I Learned After Dealing With Death and Grief As A Teen

Right now I’m staring straight ahead at my twenties and still lost on how I’ll be navigating through them without having my grandmother around. With my birthday coming up in less than a month, I’m a little…

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Red Band Society Is Back with Ergo Ergo

Red Band Society Is Back with Ergo Ergo

Red Band Society’s Ergo Ergo episode brought us back into Ocean Park Hospital and with it it also brought a piece of wisdom: “There is no right answer, you have to follow your gut.”  Dash…

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How To Deal With Dreading Coming Home For Thanksgiving After Someone Dies

How To Deal With Dreading Coming Home For Thanksgiving After Someone Dies

  Being away at college in a lot of ways means that you live in a bubble – it’s your friends, your classes and what ever is happening on Thursday night. Yes, you grieve. Yes, you…

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Been There Series: Angie Flowers on Losing Her Grandmother

Been There Series: Angie Flowers on Losing Her Grandmother

   Tell us about the person you lost. I lost my Grandmother when I was 15 years old. She was fun, funny, loving, smart, and outgoing. She was the kind of person that would help…

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Have A Heart Scholarship: The Reality Behind Losing My Dad and Partnering with the American Heart Association

Have A Heart Scholarship: The Reality Behind Losing My Dad and Partnering with the American Heart Association

When I was ten I lost my father to a massive heart attack. Completely out of the blue, I watched the world crumble in front of my family. Wanting to prevent others from feeling what…

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