Tag ‘death’
Amy Winehouse: Addiction, Mental Illness, and Early Death
Update (Oct. 26, 2011): Amy Winehouse’s blood alcohol level was 4 times the legal limit at the time of her death. Her death has been ruled the result of alcohol poisoning. Update (July 25, 2011): Amy Winehouse was found dead in her bed, alone, with no sign of drugs nearby. She was reportedly receiving treatment more
Stages of Grief – Making sense of the emotional upheaval after the death of a loved one
My grandfather died last week. I thought I was ready for it. He was ill for over a decade. He was 91 years old when he passed. When you expect the phone call that tells you he’s passed any day, you don’t expect to really mourn them. At least, I didn’t. I didn’t expect to more
Coping with the Death of a Loved One
I know you all haven’t seen much of me lately and are probably wondering where my Getting Healthier in 2011 monthly posts are so that we can look at how my health goals looked last month and see what I’m planning for this month. Unfortunately, I have been without Internet service for the past week more
Severe Peanut Allergy Kills Teen, Renders Another Comatose
Just a week after parents of elementary students protested safety measures put in place by a school to protect a 1st grader with a severe peanut allergy, news of two unfortunate teen girls reached me – their lives are forever changed by their severe peanut allergies. First comes 13-year-old Katelyn Carlson, a young student in more
