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Would you date a combat veteran with PTSD?  Would you be okay with a death-saturated law enforcement officer as a neighbor?  Would you reciprocate friendship

Picture a serial murderer.  Does Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer come to mind? It’s doubtful you imagined a physician or nurse.  And yet, they also

Parole is a hazy, off-in-the-future event in the life of a homicide survivor.  In the immediate aftermath of murder, it might not even cross our

Alone and in Need of Information It’s 3:00 a.m. You suddenly sit up in bed after hearing a car door shut nearby. You can’t help

About half of us will have the murder of our loved one adjudicated in state court.  (The other half will either have justice suspended in

If the title of this post resonates, you’re likely “one of us.”  We are the overlooked. We are the human shock absorbers trying to survive

The lyrics to an old Rolling Stones song claim, You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find you get

Every homicide and suicide survivor remembers the moment of impact – that instant they became a widow, widower, orphan, a nephew-less uncle, or a friend

Remember back when we first became aware of the murder?  The death came when we least expected it, as it always does.  Then began the

Until recently we were on our own during criminal proceedings.  Homicide survivors, rape victims and others peered up a steep learning curve without instruction.  Most

What About the Ring? If our spouse is killed are we “unmarried?”  The question won’t come up immediately. But it will come up eventually. If

for Those Left to Grieve Neflix, social media, health care providers, and even well-intended friends hold some fairly inaccurate and dated assumptions about the aftermath

In the immediate aftermath of homicide would you answer the door to the press?  Would you?  You could.  But would you? For once I’m examining

Families Wait The public believes that relatives are always notified following a murder.  But, according to PBS, Fox 26, WLBT, NPR, NBC News and other

When in crisis, homicide survivors often think of formal or informal mental health intervention as our “go-to.”  But we should also consider the power of

(Why and How to Get one) Do not expect death care professionals to understand or offer the option of a private funeral or graveside committal

A patient who recently experienced the murder of a loved one would do well to turn to their primary care provider for help.  Too few