[Magdalen] Ministry of Consolation

[Jay Weigel]

VA here is in Salem, a couple of hours away. I'll look into Compassionate
Friends. With my daughter it's a case of getting *her* to do something
about it.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Jay, you might consider Compassionate Friends, a group for parents whose
> children (even adult children) have died (by many means, not just
> accidentally).  In our area, it's a monthly self-help group, but was
> facilitated by someone from the local grief center, so not completely
> self-help.  I attended monthly for a year, and found it very helpful --
> then I didn't seem to need it, but I was also in weekly therapy.  I wonder
> if the VA might offer anything for loved ones of vets?  I pray for you, as
> I know how awful it is, and worse after 6 weeks than after 6 days....
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That is really good, Jim. I'm not sure what I'm doing right now, dealing
> > with mine. My daughter needs it worse, though. She is not doing well with
> > her grief and it's piled up on her....her dad, her Nana, and her brother
> > with whom she was very close, and then on top of that, the boy she
> > literally grew up with. And she's not one to accept help easily.
> >
>