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Growing up, Nicole was extremely close to her grandmother in Mexico. When her grandmother dies while Nicole is studying in New York, she is devastated. (full text)
Dr. Michelle Pearlman, a grief therapist, talks about symptoms of grief, and coping strategies to help with healing after a significant loss. (full text)
Chimore, overwhelmed with grief after the loss of her Aunt Cynthia and Uncle Larry, struggles to find meaning and hold on to her faith. (full text)
Rosie's house—where her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins have all lived—is a symbol of her family's unity and closeness. When the matriarch of the family dies, the house feels like a memorial to her. (full text)
Nicole's beloved grandmother dies shortly before her quinceañera, and the celebration is tinged with sadness. Still, the family finds ways to comfort one another and remember the good times. (full text)
Growing up in Peru, Percy believes in heaven and hell. When he comes to the U.S., he takes a more skeptical, rational approach to the mystery of death. After a patient dies in his mother's care, he feels caught between faith and reason as he searches for an explanation. (full text)
Shateek is distraught when his beloved grandmother dies and he's put into foster care. He joins the wrestling team and channels his anger into success.
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Shateek can't control his anger after his grandmother dies and he goes into care when he's 9. He discovers that writing calms him down. (full text)
On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake. More than 300,000 people died and a million were made homeless. The shockwaves were felt around the world, especially in Haitian communities. Cassandra Charles, living in New York City, describes the events and feelings she experienced in the first few days following the quake. (full text)
Otis has little memory of his biological dad, but the brief time he had with a loving adoptive father taught him lessons he still remembers. (full text)
Priscilla remembers her father as an "awesome guy." They went to ball games, made model airplanes, and cooked together. That's why she misses him so much. He couldn't kick the cigarette habit and died of lung cancer when she was 9. (full text)
Dina connects deeply with her father through their mutual love of music, and she continues that passion after he dies.
When Griffin’s father is dying from AIDS, he finally opens up to his son.
When Roger’s mother dies, he is separated from the older sister who always cared for him. Years later, she’s finally able to adopt him.
Diane is 12 when she finds out her older brother is dying from AIDS. Three years after his death, she still has many unanswered questions.
Destiny struggles to cope with the death of her best friend—her brother Kareem.
Theresa's faith is tested when her grandmother dies and she suffers sexual abuse. By 17, however, she starts finding comfort in the Bible.
Rubie describes how she felt many confusing emotions when her grandfather died. She interviews a grief counselor, who explains that anger and guilt are a normal part of grieving and need to be expressed.
Rubie is 12 when her grandfather dies. She can't cry, and feels the conflicted and confusing emotions of guilt, anger, and sadness. But as she grows older she's able to put her emotions in perspective.
Kate's father is a skilled chef. After he passes away, she wants to cook for herself but has no idea where to begin: "And then I found that, although I'd never touched a stove before in my life, I can cook, just like him, with no direct memories of how I learned."
Grismaldy's 20-year-old cousin David is shot to death on a Bronx street corner and everyone has a different version of what happened. A suspect goes to trial but gets acquitted, and Grismaldy feels hopeless in knowing that David's killer is walking the streets.
One day Max meets Linda in a park. As they become friends, Linda reveals that she has AIDS. Rather than abandon her, as Linda's family and friends have done, Max becomes her faithful companion.
Paula's mother is in the hospital dying from AIDS. While afraid of losing her, Paula is also bitter and angry because she used drugs and neglected her children. By expressing her true feelings, Paula is able to forgive her mother and re-establish a relationship before she dies.
Josbeth is very close to her Uncle Nick and is shocked when she finds out he has AIDS. When he dies, she realizes how vulnerable everyone is.
When Nicolle’s mother suffers a stroke, Nicolle is gripped by the fear of losing her.
A neighborhood youth is killed in a drive-by shooting, payback is in the air, and neither Michelle, nor her friends, nor the people who gather in the street have any answers.
Shaniqua's mother is an addict who neglects her children. In contrast, her father is a good parent and they are very close. Shaniqua, then, is shocked to discover he is also using drugs. She goes into foster care, her father dies from AIDS, and she is left with unanswered questions.
The author describes how having a gun and acting stupid got his friend killed one night and why he'll never make the same mistake.
Carlos reflects on an incident in the schoolyard that robbed him of one of his closest friends.
Adrian interviews a girl who watched her friend Maribel get stabbed to death on the subway home from school.
Christine’s best friend Sarah contracts HIV at 19 by having unprotected sex with her boyfriend—but it's not HIV that kills Sarah.
The boy who always sits next to Suzanne in class is absent one day and she later learns that he was gunned down over a pair of sneakers.
Tonya recalls how much her uncle added to her life, even though he couldn’t walk or talk due to cerebral palsy.
The writer's uncle is a married bisexual who contracts HIV, but no one in the family talks about his sexuality or his illness until after he dies from AIDS.
The writer grows apart from her beloved siblings after a family tragedy. Watching her sisters fall apart, she feels guilty but realizes her survival depends on finishing school and going to college. (full text)
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