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HAS HELPING OTHERS HELPED ME?

5/22/12 6:23pm by GoodGriefGuru
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Since the New Year, I have become actively involved in a project for Uganda.  Our current goal is to secure permanent land for the children of RUHU (Rising Up Hope, Uganda) orphanage so they are never evicted from another home again.When my friend, Jamie Macari, told me his story about living in Uganda for 9 months where he met Patrick, a local Ugandan who had been rescuing kids from the slums of Kampala since he was 20, I was compelled to become a part of their cause.  Read more >

HAPPY THOUGHT #41: Clean drinking water for 75 families! (Ugandan Water Project)

5/9/12 5:28pm by GoodGriefGuru
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Ever get thirsty?  I do, and I have access to clean drinking water at multiple access points throughout my day.  Having traveled to Africa, I can somewhat imagine what it would be like to live in a hot country without clean drinking water at my disposal.  I also realize how disappointed I feel when I’m on a road trip with my daughter and she gets thirsty but I have no water in the car to give her.  I know it’s not comparable, but on a minor scale, it helps me understand.  Read more >

The tricky business of a WORK/LIFE balance

5/7/12 5:04pm by GoodGriefGuru
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Two months ago I went back to work after a 4 month leave of absence.  While on leave, I could go to the gym with my daughter, and because she had spent most of the day with me, she willingly let me go for an hour so I could workout.  She, in the meantime, had a fun time exploring the YMCA kids programs, or playing with stickers and reading books in the  Read more >

“IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN” The Dark Knight

4/27/12 3:25pm by GoodGriefGuru
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Five years ago this week my grandfather passed away.  A few days later my husband attempted suicide for the first time in our marriage.Three years later, this same week, my only sister-in-law died in her sleep.  She was 29.  It startled and disturbed me, and I feared the worst for my husband who was already heading into a mental episode.  Read more >

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Full Name
Shawna Percy MacDonald
Member Since
December 2011
About Me: 

At 32 I lost my husband to complications from sleep apnea, medication, and mental illness, the day before our daughter’s 2nd birthday. Welcome to our journey.

Profession: 
Writer
Location: 
Canada
Location Tags: 

Waterloo, Guelph, Kitchener, Cambridge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America

About Me Tags: 

Widow, tags, writer, grief, single parent, speaker

Causes Tags: 

Grief, Suicide, Addiction, Mental Illness, Recovery, Marriage, Single Parent, Spouse, Child(ren), Widow, Death, Faith, Christian

Other Tags: 

suicide, addiction, mental illness, kids, coping, good grief

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