{"id":262,"date":"2009-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2009\/12\/coping-with-grief-at-christmas.html"},"modified":"2009-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T00:00:00","slug":"coping-with-grief-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2009\/12\/coping-with-grief-at-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Coping with Grief at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many times the holidays mean being with loved ones and family members, but sadly for some, it is a time to remember those they have lost. Meet inspirational community member live2writepoetry<\/a> who is learning to celebrate the holidays while honoring the memory of special loved ones. Or offer comfort to another member who is recently missing her child<\/a> terribly.
\nThe Christmas season for Chrissyandrews48 means coping with the loss<\/a> of both her Grandmother and her mother. Offer her a kind word<\/a> to make her Christmas a little brighter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many times the holidays mean being with loved ones and family members, but sadly for some, it is a time to remember those they have lost. Meet inspirational community member live2writepoetry who is learning to celebrate the holidays while honoring the memory of special loved ones. 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