Author Archives: Michael O'Donoghue

Jaspers Day

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

5 of 5 peo­ple found the fol­low­ing review help­ful: 5.0 out of 5 stars You can’t read this story with­out a tis­sue., Octo­ber 28, 2002 By A Cus­tomer This review is from: Jasper’s Day (Hard­cover) This is a touch­ing story … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The loss of a pet

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

44 of 44 peo­ple found the fol­low­ing review help­ful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Get­ting Help with the Grief, Octo­ber 8, 2001 By “pat­tiel“ This review is from: The Loss of a Pet : New Revised and Expanded Edi­tion (Paper­back) … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Sharing Grief on social media

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

When Lucky died: A grief observed, on social media He always insisted on nudg­ing against me while we drove. Bob Sul­li­van / msnbc.com Lucky By Bob Sul­li­van GOLDEN, Colo. — There’s a rea­son the expres­sion goes “You look like your dog … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Cold noses at the pearly Gates

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

  Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates is an incred­i­bly well researched book offer­ing true and last­ing peace for indi­vid­u­als cop­ing with pet loss. The author’s con­cern for his read­ers is made evi­dent through­out the book. He wants you to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The passing of my dog Molly

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

      By Jan­ice Kennedy, Ottawa Cit­i­zen June 4, 2011     Every now and then, that tiny micro­cosm that is our per­sonal space in this world stops dead in its tracks. And every­thing else –pol­i­tics, world events, even riproar­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Pet loss. 3 steps to making use of creativity to ease grief

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

Pet Loss: 3 Steps to Mak­ing use of Pho­tog­ra­phy and Cre­ativ­ity to Ease Grief   by Greg Wal­cott in Busi­ness (sub­mit­ted 2011-05-28) We do not often con­nect these issues with each other, eas­ing grief with pho­tog­ra­phy and cre­ativ­ity. Engag­ing our inven­tive … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Pet Loss Support – grief counseling

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

Pet Loss Sup­port – grief coun­sel­ing For a com­pre­hen­sive list of coun­selors in the USA the Asso­ci­a­tion For Pet Loss and Bereave­ment (APLB)  has an excel­lent web­site that we rec­om­mend: www.aplb.org   Chicago VMA 630–325‑1600  630–325‑1600 Cor­nell Uni­ver­sity 607–253‑3932  607–253‑3932 Uni­ver­sity of Illi­nois 217–244-CARE (2273) … Con­tinue read­ing →

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emotional value of pets is underestimated

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

Here’s a good arti­cle that addresses a sub­ject I feel strongly about. I think pets and ani­mal inter­ac­tions have a major place in main­tain­ing men­tal health. Even on my unit, we rou­tinely use ther­a­peu­tic ani­mals for pet ther­apy and all … Con­tinue read­ing →

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motorist offers comfort after loss of pet

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

Motorist offers com­fort after loss of pet Fri­day, Novem­ber 27, 2009  (Updated 7:54 am) What do you think? 0 comment(s) Read other vis­i­tors’ com­ments and post your own. Be the first to com­ment on this story. On Nov. 2, my hus­band and I were work­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Readers answer the question” Do animals have an after life?”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Michael O'Donoghue

Pub­lished: Octo­ber 31. 2009 12:01AM Are there ani­mals in heaven or the after­life? We asked read­ers this month about ani­mals in heaven or the after­life.   Adver­tise­ment //   Here is what you had to say:     Oh, how I … Con­tinue read­ing →

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