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"I no longer see death as a failure but as a place we are all headed at some point," says End Well founder Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. "If I can help someone live the fullest to the very end, I have practiced the best medicine." http://ow.ly/HSZG50C8tFD

"I learned from my mother that the ability to experience joy during difficult times requires a degree of intentionality. You don’t just wake up feeling full of joy when it feels like the world is falling apart (or at least I know I don’t). You have to make a plan to celebrate and enjoy the things that you love. The things that will sustain you. As I’ve worked to manage my grief over the years, here is how I’ve learned to cultivate joy."

How's everyone doing today? #breathe #wereinthistogether

Join our charity partner March of Dimes for this event, in which we can both do good and have fun: Emeril will teach us how to cook one of his special recipes, Meril's Pasta Nero, named in honor of his daughter and featuring his mother's favorite food!

"Nearly two years isn’t enough time to say: 'You get through it.' Trauma’s impact is profound; post-traumatic stress ... Things can be OK; then not OK. I’m sharing in the hope others will open up. I’m inviting everyone to reach out to people in pain, to the grieving, and make the first moves. Because know this. As hard as it is to reach out to someone who is suffering, it is much harder for that suffering person to reach out to you."

November is a special month for the Alzheimer's Association: It's both #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth and #NationalAlzheimersDiseaseAwarenessMonth. We are celebrating the strength and dedication of dementia caregivers, especially during these uncertain times. Share a tribute in honor of a special caregiver in your life at the Alzheimer’s Association website: alz.org/honor. #ENDALZ

"The act of setting up an ofrenda a table filled with pictures and objects that tell our deceased ancestors’ stories was incredible on its own, but it became a catalyst for something even greater. During the event, complete strangers began to approach us, asking that we share the stories of the people displayed on our table. Every inch of me was filled with gratitude, mourning, joy, compassion, as we equally shared and received with so many strangers. That experience transformed my attitude on grief from something to hide to something I could proudly share." #diadelosmuertos

The coming winter could be especially difficult as infectious disease experts recommend that we "hunker down" to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Proper preparation can help ease this transition and help you feel mentally ready.

On Friday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m., you can join the New York Adventure Club and historian Don Rice on a virtual journey through historic burial grounds of northern Manhattan.

The main character of this is grief, in all of its colorfulness, awkwardness, humor, embarrassment, rage and loneliness. People from around the world reflect on those they’ve lost.

Good morning! A reminder of how grateful we are for you.

Yes. Let's keep going forward, together.

Rest in peace, Frances. Frances Elaine Burns, born on March 31, 1924, had a very full life marked by success in business, in a real estate career spanning over 50 years, a very close-knit family and many great friends. Her personal life was fraught with tragedies, including the loss of her adored daughters, Andrea Lee and Bari. Frances was admired for her wisdom, frankness, and business sense, always willing to listen and offer good advice. She had a fun-loving spirit and was... known for being a fashionista extraordinaire, a jewelry connoisseur, having a great eye for decorating and was a shopaholic up to the very end, when her daughter took her to bargain-hunt in Steinmart’s last days. Frances’s ashes will be buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles with her husband, David Burns, daughters, Bari and Andy. https://obituaries.tridentsociety.com//frances-burns-98144

Wise words from What's Your Grief.