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Healing with Pictures
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.
ORIGINAL PHOTO: 
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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Journal Therapy and After Death Communication
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
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Grief a year later
My 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
Help
My mom died two months ago and my girlfriend moved away after ten years that we were together. She was not happy and moved out 3 weeks later. After ten years. I miss my mom and my ex. The only family I have is my brother ho is ill and live sin NYC. I feel so alone please mail me i need support
Posted by Linda sorge on May 17, 2013 at 3:54pm
it bugs me
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
Broken
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
Happy Mothers' Day, Mama...
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
am i seaning thngs
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
Never Forget
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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Mother’s day * Words For You Mom
Mother’s day * Words For You Mom…
Posted by TThuy NTran on May 12, 2013 at 6:25am
Right now
I am ready to give up. I miss my family and with mother's day tomorrow, it will be hard on my mom for it will be 2 months since her mom, my grandmother passed away. All I want for mother's day is to be with my kids and my mom. I have not seen my mom in 4 years cause I can't afford to go home and if i even talk about my family I get yelled at. I am in a bad relationship, I thought I was ready but know that I am not for I still miss my husband. But this person I am with is very controlling. I…
ContinuePosted by Peggy Keller on May 11, 2013 at 6:21pm — 1 Comment
Daddy.....
Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven, If we could have you back again.
A light is from our household gone,
A voice we loved…
ContinuePosted by Dina Marie Gabriel on May 10, 2013 at 2:41pm
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anna l. replied to Christine Xerri's discussion Nothing could have prepared me in the group Losing Someone to CancerKelli Bevel replied to Dina Marie Gabriel's discussion I don't think I can do this anymore!!!!"thanks Kevin, its just so hard"
Grace commented on Karen's group Missing my Son or Daughter"yeah,,, the milestones.... We visit them with holidays and events. My son was 14 but was younger and more dependent because of his Autism. yet he was older than a Baby..... He never would have Graduated or Married.... we would have…"
William Fielding left a comment for Dina Marie Gabriel"Dina when my Father passed away I was 36 years old and I loved him dearly as you for your Father.I am and was a bricklayer at that time and took six months off work to care for him and yes your world as was mine will never be the same but it does…"
William Fielding replied to Dina Marie Gabriel's discussion I don't think I can do this anymore!!!!"Kelli don't blame yourself, we all think we have not done enough for our loved ones. Their will be a million things we could have done better but also a million things we did right, the point being Kelli we did something and that is more than…"
Christine Xerri left a comment for Christine Xerri"Dad
On March 9th 2013 we mourned the loss of a wonderful man, husband and father; a man who always put others before himself, who loved and cherished his family and his friends.
My Dad lived…"
Christine Xerri commented on Diana Young's group I love my Dad."I to have just lost my Father. There is know greater love or bond then that of a Father with his daughter. He was my Father, my Freind, my Protector, he was my HERO."
Christine Xerri commented on Katherine Ellis's group Losing Someone to Cancer"I have also been watching the show the big c and although I agree there is nothing beautiful about cancer I must say it has helped me alot in knowing what my father must have gone through with all the complications and changes from the cancer he…"
Christine Xerri added a discussion to the group Losing Someone to Cancer
Nothing could have prepared me
On March 9th of this year I lost my father to brain cancer after a 4 year battle. Even though I watched him day after day struggling to cope with constant complications a series of kimo and radiation theropy and an operation to retract the tumor, he lost his fight, but nothing could have prepared me for that moment. I spend my days just waiting for another bowt of uncontrolable crying at the least little reminder of what must have been going through his mind. I chose for the Dr's not to notify…See More
Christine Xerri joined Katherine Ellis's groupLosing Someone to Cancer
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.See More
Violet R Schulert Endres commented on Diana Young's blog post After Death Communication"Dan was "here" again last night... I asked for him and he came...it was really nice.. I need him so bad still.. I miss him so much .. want to go to Heaven to be with him sooo bad...cant wait til its my turn....he is my soulmate."
Grief a year later
My 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. It…See More
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