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UNDERSTANDING LOSS AND LOVE: REFLECTIONS AFTER THREE YEARS The title of this blog is one of the first lines in
SEARCHING FOR JOY IN MEMORIES AND TRADITIONS I have loved Christmas all my life. It’s Jesus’ birthday, and my mother
I thought it interesting that the timing of writing our love story/journey came to an end at about the same
Finding New Ways to Celebrate We were all dreading our first holiday without you. You always brought the fun with
The next morning was Sunday, October 18, 2020. You were still with us, and I sensed that you wanted to
After the meeting, I talked to the nurse about preparing to go home. He then realized that I didn’t understand
We were admitted to Norton Audubon on Monday, October 12, 2020, and the doctors ordered dialysis immediately. You had one
October 2020 was and will remain the most difficult month of my life. It is the month that I lost
The end of April and May were spent with home OT and PT working to get your strength, especially in
The year began quite well. You had recovered from your surgery over Thanksgiving, worked very hard on strengthening your legs
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Hi, I'm Susan Rose, offering support in School Counseling and Grief Coaching.
Counseling Today
In School Counseling, I am a school counselor turned counselor educator, professor, and author helping educators and parents to build social, emotional, and academic growth in ALL kids! The school counseling blog delivers both advocacy and strategies to help you deliver your best school counseling program.
Profoundly Changed
In Grief Coaching, I’m a daughter, mother, grandmother, and wife (I’ll always be his). Until October 20, 2020, I lived with my husband, Robert (Bob) Rose, in Louisville, Ky. On that awful day, my life profoundly changed, when my amazing man went on to Heaven. Married so young, we literally grew up together. We raised a family together and had a wonderful journey. We weren’t ready for it to be over! After Bob moved to Heaven, I embraced my love of writing as an outlet for grief. I know this is God leading me to honor Bob through using my background and experience to fulfill a new life purpose. Hence, this site is my attempt to share what I learned as a Counselor in education with what I am learning through this experience of walking this earth without him. My mission is to help those in grief move forward to see joy beyond this most painful time.