“Kristin, if you can’t choose joy for yourself, then do it so Todd’s remaining days and years won’t be miserable,”…
Articles by Kristin Neva
As I left our house to get the kids from school, the tree was gone. A contractor’s crew was removing…
Every Memorial Day, I go with my mom, daughter, and son to the Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock, Michigan, to attend…
Last week, my husband, Todd, considered canceling a dentist appointment to get a crown placed over a broken tooth. “Is…
A couple weeks ago, when my husband, Todd, told me he wasn’t going to attend our kids’ end-of-the-year events at…
In the summer of 2010, my husband, Todd, stopped at the mall after work. It was my birthday, and he…
A couple weeks ago, one of our toilet tanks developed a crack and started leaking. I turned off the water,…
Editor’s note: This column discusses suicide. Please find resources for help at the end of the column. In the…
Author and counselor Douglas C. Smith wrote in Health and Happiness U.P. Magazine about five types of grief people…
My husband, Todd, gets twice-weekly physical therapy, which significantly improves his quality of life with ALS. Six years ago, Todd…