All articles tagged with #grief
After his dad died at 56 from cancer, the author distills three lessons—live as if you might not reach retirement, build a life with choices through saving and planning, and find adventure in everyday moments—and uses them to shape his career, travel goals, and approach to retirement rather than deferring dreams.
James Van Der Beek’s family GoFundMe has raised about $2.65 million from nearly 50,000 donors (77% over its $1.5M goal), prompting 1,500+ comments that split into five recurring camps: Sell the Ranch First, Grief Deserves Grace, Show Us Receipts, This Is a Healthcare Crisis, and It’s Complicated. The debate highlights personal beliefs about wealth, transparency, and the U.S. healthcare system, with donors averaging about $53 each. New reporting that the ranch down payment involved friends via a trust adds nuance to the discussion about whether the campaign was necessary or justified.
After losing their beloved cat Skye to heart disease, Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha began visiting her grave regularly. On one visit a stray white cat approached and sat in Khalil’s lap, a moment they felt offered comfort amid sorrow. Around the same time, Fifi learned she was pregnant via IVF, and veterinarians later revealed the stray cat was pregnant with seven kittens. The couple fostered the cemetery cat and brought her home, expanding their family to include their son Taj, three cats (Chase, Kai, and Princess), and a baby girl on the way, all while sharing their journey with millions online.
Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha, known online as dontstopmeowing, mourn their cat Skye after her hypertrophic cardiomyopathy death and visit her grave weekly. On one visit, a stray white cat approached, sat in Khalil’s lap, and seemed to offer comfort. The cat was pregnant with seven kittens, so the couple fostered her and brought Princess home, joining their three cats and expanding their family. Coincidentally, the couple had become pregnant via IVF and are expecting a baby girl, as they continue to share their life with millions of followers.
Israeli forces bulldozed and disturbed graves at al-Batsh cemetery in Gaza City during a search for a captive’s body, destroying tombstones and scattering remains; hundreds of graves were examined and the site’s landscape altered, deepening the pain of families who cannot mourn properly as rights groups and the UN warn of widespread cemetery destruction and missing bodies across Gaza.
IndieWire’s Sundance review of See You When I See You, adapted from Adam Cayton-Holland’s memoir about his sister’s suicide, follows a privileged family as they navigate collective and personal grief. Cooper Raiff delivers a sympathetic lead performance while EMDR therapy scenes provide emotional grounding; Jay Duplass’s film is earnest and moving, though at times formulaic, with a finale that lingers on healing rather than spectacle.
In Tubarão, Brazil, Fr. Carlos Henrique Fernandes interrupted Mass at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi to comfort Marcos, an elderly man who had just learned his grandson had died by suicide. Fernandes then gave Marcos Communion as well. The moment, captured on video, went viral, drawing both praise for compassion and criticism over interrupting the liturgy.
In a Rolling Stone interview, Jessica Williams explains how the death of her partner in 2019 deepened her empathy and humor, informing her warm, candid performance as Gaby on Apple TV+'s Shrinking alongside Harrison Ford, and how the project blends comedy with tender grief while she stays grounded in her own life.
A Syracuse widow who spent years sleeping at her husband’s cemetery grave after his death and eviction was helped by a retired cemetery officer. The officer paid for a hotel, connected her with a college, launched a crowdfunding campaign, and facilitated a move into an affordable tiny home through a nonprofit, transforming her life from sleeping outdoors to having a home and renewed hope.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has announced the death of her one-year-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, after a brief illness, and her family is requesting privacy during this difficult time.
The article covers a roundtable discussion with filmmakers like Bradley Cooper and Guillermo del Toro, focusing on their craft of writing, especially how they use dialogue as musical and therapeutic tools to explore trauma and grief in their Oscar-contending films. They share insights into their creative processes, challenges of writing, and how personal experiences influence their storytelling.
We Bury the Dead is a contemplative zombie film featuring Daisy Ridley as a woman mourning her husband's death after a catastrophic accident, with the undead treated more as a curiosity than a threat. The film explores themes of grief and loss, set against a backdrop of a post-apocalyptic Tasmania, and is noted for its visual storytelling rather than traditional horror or gore. While it offers some effective moments and emotional depth, it ultimately feels familiar and somewhat underwhelming in its final act.
Maggie Kim, wife of influencer Paul Kim, publicly mourns the death of their 5-year-old son Micah, who died after a severe flu led to sepsis and seizures, with Paul sharing their grief and gratitude for support on Instagram.
A maternal-fetal medicine doctor reflects on the emotional and physical toll of pregnancy loss, especially among women over 35 who have undergone IVF, highlighting the profound grief and questions about timing that many women face after experiencing such tragedies.
Billie Lourd commemorates the ninth anniversary of her mother Carrie Fisher's death by sharing how her mother's spirit lives on through the joy of her children and the memories they create together, emphasizing that her mother's influence continues to bring happiness and love into her life.