Day of the Dead: Holiday Honors Loved Ones
Thursday, October 26, 2000 / The Lakeland (FL) LedgerBy BARBARA GIBBS OSTMANNNew York Times Regional NewspapersWhen loved ones die, many Mexicans believe their souls do not departthe earth forever. Each year, the spirits return on The Day of theDead or El Dia de los Muertos.To welcome their loved ones, families build special altars. Strollthrough the streets of Ixtapa, Mexico, for example, and you will findthese altars not only in homes, bu

Shiloh Pepin
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10.Doctors had predicted she would only survive only for days after her birth at the most, but the girl, described by her mother as "a tough little thing," died at Maine Medical Center on Friday afternoon, hospital spokesman John Lamb said. She had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week.Being born with "mermaid syndrome," also known as sirenomelia, meant that the Kennebunkport gi

Today is pregnancy and infant loss awareness day
Local family treasures few photographs, mementoes of daughter they lostPosted By Penny ColesPosted 10 hours agoAs Lori Peters and her husband Jason took turns holding their dying baby daughter, they weren’t thinking about their grieving process or about recording Brooklyn’s precious little time with them so they would have mementos to look back on.“You’re not in that frame of mind, to be thinking of the future,” says Lori, “but once that moment is gone, it’s gone forever.”Lori and Jason have three beautiful, healthy children, but forever m

Taste of Sorrow
bitter seedsandsalty tears how did this happenand why Grief regurgitateshorrornot seen in years the taste of painin the final goodbye ~ Cindi September 15, 2005

GODDESS, WHY HAVE I SUFFERED?
I asked the Goddess to help my sorrows leave,Instead of relief I then found more to grieveSoon new troubles replaced the old,My heartache grew more deep and wide."Goddess, please let me die," I cried.And felt my world turn silent and cold.The Goddess said, "My beloved child, you are loved so much,And I could have easily dried your tears with just one touch.