Grief
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My father’s quirky idea of a family tree is the reason I miss him most
A year to the day after my dad died, the first gardenia of the season bloomed. Those flowers are my childhood - and the blooms of his enduring love.
- by Rashell Habib
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After my brother’s funeral, grief hijacked my nervous system for months
Sam was my cheerleader and my best friend. For weeks, I couldn’t eat, suffered severe insomnia and was crippled by persistent and debilitating stomach cramps.
- by Jessica Maguire
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‘I just lay in bed and hugged her all night’: When your bestie loses her life partner
Robyn and Sally met at school and both ended up in fashion. They’ve been there for each other through the sudden loss of partners - one via divorce, the other a scooter accident.
- by Katrina Strickland
The woman behind the breakfast empire: After Bill Granger’s death, Natalie Elliott steps into sun
It was a love story that began over corn fritters, and went on to conquer the culinary world. Now, Natalie is tentatively rediscovering joy in continuing her husband’s legacy.
- by Bianca Hrovat
Did we love each other well? Grieving your first love
A life is cut short, prompting memories of a long-ago relationship – and what might have been.
- by Erin O'Dwyer
Ronan Keating: ‘I decided to marry somebody I hadn’t known for that long’
The Irish singer on how grieving his mother’s death changed how he looked at relationships.
- by Jane Rocca
The final words to my dying grandmother which I’ll never forget
We kissed her cheeks, and told her again and again how much she was loved.
- by Amy Neff
‘He was just dad’: Documentary reveals the real man of steel
Christopher Reeve was Superman to the world, but his children watched him take on his greatest challenge.
- by Michael Idato
‘How are you travelling?’: The question Michelle wants more people to ask
The Bunbury woman was widowed at 38, sending her into shock for months. But she has since created a support network that has helped hundreds of other widows.
- by Stephanie Gardiner
‘I’m angry’: Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now, she’s asking the UN to help
Lily Arthur was one of the young, vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now, she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.
- by Megan Norris
‘Such a weird kid’: Alone winner Gina Chick never did fit in – and that’s her strength
She talked to a lake and apologised to a wallaby before eating it. Like her famous grandmother, survival-show star Chick does things her way.
- by David Leser
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/grief-1n6b