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We are eternal beings who will never be separated from our loved ones. ~ R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D.
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I wanted to share an idea of what we can do with pictures of our loved ones. Nancy Gershman, a digital artist, creates meaningful portraits from photos, memories and stories that we think about every day. Here is a sample of her work:
DREAMSCAPE PHOTOMONTAGE: Myrtle pays homage to the memory of her twin and keeps a promise to her sister. As long as she lives she will keep her nephew - who is a trucker - safe on the road.
I know Nancy's work and I’ve seen how she captures the entire essence of a person and the real truth about their character, their passions and their mission in life.
What Nancy does is digest all these photos, memories and stories until they re-emerge as a holistic portrait of the person you love. You see your father, sister, or beloved poodle, thoughtfully placed into a beautiful legacy portrait for you, but also for generations to come. The end result is that her artwork makes you smile or even laugh.
For the 30 - 60 minutes you spend with her by phone, she delivers a meaningful, heartfelt fine art photomontage in the form of an 8 x 10 print (or enlargement). She can also upload the artwork so you can make something to wear or display (photoblanket, photo-purse, photo trivet, etc.) -- however you want to keep that loved one close by.
I encourage you to view the documentary on Nancy Gershman’s work.
You can visit her website: www.artforyoursake.com/healing. She has provided us with her phone number: 773-255-4677 (EST) or you can email her: nancy@artforyoursake.com
Let me know if you have any questions.
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After Death Communication
Online Grief Support uses the blog feature for Journal Therapy – You can choose to make it private or public. Blog posts are a great way to express yourself on your profile page. To get started, go to your profile page and locate the "Blog Posts" module in the middle column. Click the "Add a Blog Post" link. You must join the community to take advantage of Journal Therapy – It’s free.
You can add text, links, images, and files to your blog post using the blog editor toolbar. You can also select the privacy of your blog post to allow anyone in the community to view it, just your friends in the community, or just you. Go to Settings and then click on Privacy. If you need help, I'm just an email away. - Diana

I'm just realizing how badly my sister's death has affected me. I feel like I'm spiraling out of control and I can't stop myself.
I thought I was being really strong and doing a great job of holding myself together but I couldn't have been more wrong. There has been a perfect storm brewing inside me since I got that phone call and I'm only now seeing it.
I started smoking again (I had quit last April cold turkey and was doing so well), my drinking has increased a lot, I'm…
ContinuePosted by Christine Leakey on May 23, 2013 at 1:22pm
I dont know how I am going to make it through it.........she was supposed to be there.............all I am doing is crying and wanting her back & missing her so much...........this is just wrong, she wasnt supposed to go before us or her parents........I dont know how I am going on everyday, other than the crying for the last 6 weeks, and looking forward to sleep..... :(
Posted by Patricia Hoffman on May 22, 2013 at 1:09pm
Up all night,now making phone calls way too early. I live on the west coast of Canada, a sister in Alberta, one in Ontario, one in New Brunswick. All different time zones so by the time we got the news here it was too late to call any of them last night. Morning comes 4 hours earlier in New Brunswick than here so I started there and moved westward telling each one after the other that our brother is dying. 2 days maybe more if the antibiotics stop his kidneys shutting down temporarily. …
ContinueMy wife died last year in May she got so bad in the hospital and would have lived a miserable life after what the hospital did to her that I had the breathing tube removed .For a whole year I was numb to the fact she passed away. In the past few months memories of her dying in the hospital come flooding back,with an increase in weight from eating the wrong food. I find I loved her a lot, but during the marriage it can be described as dysfuctional as well as two people caring for each other.…
ContinuePosted by David H Quinn on May 18, 2013 at 11:27pm — 1 Comment
Posted by Linda sorge on May 17, 2013 at 3:54pm
it realey anoys me wen i go to funrellss wen peple dont switch off threr cell fones it dose thy cud least switch it off for a bit
i woz at a funrell yday a few plele wear leting thr fones ring thy cud easy turn it off for a bit
i neaded to screame an shout abot it
Posted by jb (jo) on May 17, 2013 at 3:51pm
Can’t find any words
No photos to take
Inspiration gone
My half full glass has got a break
Lost within myself
A hollow shell
Am I dreaming or awake
I just can’t tell
Lost within myself
Never to return
I can believe hes gone
Its like a constant burn
This pain just never seems to…
Posted by Celena Dykes on May 17, 2013 at 10:37am
Mommy!
Happy Mothers' Day. I miss you so much today. The sadness I am feeling lately has even taken over me physically. I find it difficult to eat, sleep, and socialize. I really just wanna break down and cry today but for some reason I just won't let myself. I don't wanna feel helpless and in pain. So I have been trying to escape my emotions with drinking and smoking. I know you wouldn't be happy about this. You must be very…
ContinuePosted by Clara George on May 12, 2013 at 5:06pm — 1 Comment
dose any 1 else go in to a room adn thnk thy hav saw ther lovd 1s siting it the table in the kitchn reding a paper or go in to th livin room or sea thm watchng tv
or sea thm warking arond th house tht u get uo to go folor thm coz u thng u r gong krazy…
ContinuePosted by jb (jo) on May 12, 2013 at 3:56pm
Before life happens and memory fails,
pieces of you here I'll state.
To you, the beauty that bore me life,
I'll never forget, you'll never fade.
- she calls me precious
- she loves Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza and made it our staple celebration treat for birthdays, anniversaries etc.
- she adored Barbara Streisand
- she had a crush on Robert Redford
- her best love advice is: Be with a guy that would treat you like a princess…
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