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GROWW E-Mail Newsletter |
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15 May 2004 |
Circulation: 989 |
Volume
2, Number 7 |
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Editor ·
Pat Sirni Associate Editor ·
Margot Hill Newsletter Staff ·
Angela Dyer ·
Lori Petersen GROWW Officers ·
Anne D’Ambrosio, Executive
Director GROWW Staff
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Pat Sirni, Grief Recovery Room Manager ·
Rachel Frank, WebMistress ·
Phil D’Ambrosio, Director
of Security |
Message from the Executive Director - Anne D’Ambrosio The May
2004 Reader's Digest has an interesting article about Katie Couric. Katie mentions: "Life is short. Thomas
Jefferson said something like, Life is for the living. I think to destroy two
lives when one has been tragically taken is just a shame. We're all terminal.
I would say, Try to find love again." I
remember her husband died around the same time as mine, she got all this
publicity for colon cancer because of who they were, I remember being angry,
I had a son around the same age as her oldest daughter and her talking about
how hard it was. I remember thinking, yeah try it without the money, the publicity and
the live in nanny. At the
beginning stages of grief, it’s so easy to see why our grief is so much
harder then anyone else’s. Those are
the sad early days of grief. I like to
think we all get over that part, the meanness that somehow finds most of us. GROWW is here to help you realize, you
aren’t alone and it doesn’t matter what you have or what you don’t have
monetarily or materialistically, grief is grief and has no social boundaries,
I didn’t hurt any worse than a rich person with all the stuff I didn’t
have. GROWW is where everyone and
anyone can come. I see
people come in who just can’t get over their loss and how bad they have it
and then someone comes in who has it even worse. I would really like to ask that people try
to be sensitive to others’ loss’, people come in and complain about their
kids not understanding their grief, yet a mom comes in that lost her only
child and husband have to listen to this other person not appreciating what
he does have. Let’s all try to be
caring and compassionate to others’ feelings.
I know its’ often hard to see beyond your own grief, but that’s what
the specialty rooms are for or the message boards. Speaking
of message boards for those of you who have not signed up yet and are having
a problem with the form, please DO NOT write to us and say I need a
password. We need to have the
following information: First
name and first 2 letters of your last name: Your
screen name in the chat room: You
message board posting name: Your
password YOU would like: A valid
email address: Please
add Rachel@groww.org
to your email address book so you can accept emails from her. Please remember this could take a day or
so, we have full time jobs away from GROWW and often have meetings at night
and may not get to your password as fast as you would like. We will NOT activate any password until our
email has gone through to a valid email address. IF you
have sent in a form more then 3 or 4 days ago, please send a follow up email
with ALL of the necessary information, ALL passwords were up to date as of 3
days ago. Please put GROWW password in
the subject matter, we receive a lot of virus’ and
if we do not know who is sending us an email, chances are we might delete it. Again,
thank you for your time and patience with the message boards and remember
everyone’s loss is VERY difficult, let’s share the love that is passed around
the room. If people do not get along,
ignore each other, staff will not be put in the middle of personality
conflicts, we do not have the time or the energy to settle disputes. My Mom always said,
IF you don’t have anything nice to say, DON’T say anything! She is a smart woman. Until
next month, Good grief (((((((((((
AnneGD ))))))))) Meet Your Host – GRHostBettyW Interview
by
Betty
is a host in Grief Recovery, GROWW for Widowed, and occasionally substitutes
in Golden Angels. She found GROWW a couple of years ago, while visiting with
her daughter in Betty
lost her husband , Lew, at
age 72 , to heart disease and heart complications following a heart bypass in
December 1998. She and Lew had suffered the
devastating loss of their only son, Terry, age 39, in July 1993. The cause of
Terry’s death was a brain tumor. Terry’s children, now ages 18 and 15, live
in Betty
shared with me the memory of traveling in her motor home with her husband . They were avid square dancers and traveled to
the national contests all over the country after their retirement from their
Drapery and Window Treatment business. Betty has fond memories of her
business days, making and decorating homes with beautiful things. Betty
finds great comfort in her GROWW family. She says she has survived her losses
by being involved here as a Host . She is also
involved with a group of friends that she met through Hospice. Her newfound
peace “has been a long time coming, but now I feel that I am moving on. But
still those bad days come for a short time, but never as often as they used
to.” Betty’s
advice to those new to grief is “Just keep coming into the rooms, as we cry
together, laugh together, and give a lot of hugs. It does take time to
overcome this roller coaster we call grief, but you can all do it. We are a
family and we do each have our own way of grieving. Our hosts and members are
special people and a lot of love is shown here.” GROWW
thanks Betty for her countless hours of hosting, especially in our hard- to-
fill daytime hours. She is always ready to step in for a host who cannot make
a shift. Message from the Director of Branches - Good
May to all. In this month we have Mother's Day,
and in the Visit
our message boards, our chat rooms and you will see how coming to GROWW can
be addictive, but it is a good addiction. GROWW offers gentle hope for
the future. Believe it and it can be. My last
push for the Michigan Gathering. If you are considering coming you must
contact the committee ASAP at mi2004gathering@yahoo.com
Visit the gathering page for motel information. Rooms must be booked by
June 15th to ensure our group rate. The absolute last day for notifying
the committee is Until
next month be good to YOU. Phil’s Corner - Phil D’Ambrosio OK,
in the realm of “Why do I need to know this”’ I have come across another bit
of information that I would like to share with you guyz.
DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter? Well lemme tell ya…….. Both have the same amount of
calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams
compared to 5 grams. Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by
53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard
Medical Study. Eating butter increases the
absorption of many other nutrients in other foods. Butter has many
nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added! Butter tastes much better than
margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. Butter has
been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100
years. And now, for Margarine.. Very
high in trans fatty acids... Triple risk of coronary heart disease.. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad
cholesterol) Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the
risk of cancers by up to five fold... Lowers quality of breast milk...
Decreases immune response... Decreases insulin response. HERE IS THE
PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! Margarine
is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC...This fact alone was enough to
have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated
(this means hydrogen is added to the molecular structure of the substance).
YOU can
try this yourself: purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your
garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple
of things: no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that
should tell you something)... it does not rot or smell
differently...because it has no nutritional value, nothing will grow on
it...even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not
a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would
you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast? Well gang while you’re having your
breakfast reading this little tid bit of
information that I have shared with you just remember what Anne Says, “Where the hell does he find this stuff”. See ya next month… Book Nook
New Book Released Titled Sorrow Bound Author Brenda Bratton Publisher youwriteabook.com Snowflake, AZ.
ISBN-1-932373-48-9 A powerful story, powerfully written, the story
of one woman's pain-ripped life, and the ultimate heartbreak, the loss of a
child, Samantha Rhodes who was murdered by Clay Smith at age twelve pictured
on front cover. Brenda ( Sharing the roads that lead her to many sorrows she
left behind. Loved ones battling the wars of alcohol and drugs stealing their
innocent lives. Through courage, and having faith helped her to overcome such
tragedies. Fulfilling her mothers’ last request, “ take
care of the kids.” Meeting her best friend, Carolyn in her adult life, became
her backbone for strength. This book will fill you with wonder and outrage as
you move with her through this tale of trial and triumph. Publishers comment; Life was never meant to be filled with so much
loss. Very few are strong enough to survive it. Brenda Bratton gives us all
hope. Customer Review from B. Bratton 870-534-4643 14.95 book $1.38 tax $1.50 shipping $17.83 total |
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Recipes From Members PUMPKIN
ROLL with Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients for the Roll: 3 eggs
1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2/3 cup pumpkin (fresh or
canned) 3/4 cup flour
(self-rising) - * if using all-purpose
flour; add 1 tsp. salt & 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup nuts, optional
(I prefer pecans) 1) Preheat oven to 350*F. Line a 13 x
9" baking dish or pan with foil, extending 1 inch over the edges.
Lightly grease & flour foil. (This
makes for easy removal later). 2) Beat eggs, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla
extract & pumpkin together until smooth. Stir in flour (* salt,
baking soda). 3) Pour batter onto foil
& spread. Sprinkle nuts on top of batter. 4) Bake 350*F for 15 minutes. Done when
toothpick inserted comes out clean. Loosen sides of cake from foil. Invert
onto dish towel. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Peel off foil. Starting at
short end, roll up cake jelly roll fashion with towel inside. Let cake
cool Completely on a rack. PUMPKIN
ROLL FILLING Ingredients: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese 2 Tbls.
butter 1 Tbls.
vanilla 1 cup powdered sugar 1) Beat all ingredients well. Unroll the
cake. Spread filling on cake & sprinkle with nuts. Roll cake &
filling up & wrap in foil. 2) Keep in frig. until
ready to serve. (May freeze until ready to use.) Serving Suggestion: When ready to eat sprinkle more powdered sugar
onto of Pumpkin Roll. Cut into slices. Add a dab of Cool Whip if desired. If you would
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