Saturday, November 21st is the 11th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Foundation Prevention (AFSP). “A Day of Healing for Survivors of Suicide Loss around the US and the World,” according to their website. Read more »

Since I wrote my post, Store Order Alert from Australia I have received increased web traffic, web contact comments, and even a phone call thanking me for the post.

Increasing my web traffic was not my intent. My goal was to inform others about such schemes. But I do admit, I am thrilled to learn it is helping stem this crime. Read more »

The unconditional love of a Grandparent and the ability to see the true essence of a grandchild is our specialty.

According Dr. Arthur Karnhaber, M.D., president of the Foundation for Grandparenting and author of several books on the subject including, The Grandparent Guide (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Book, 2002), “. . . the grandparent/grandchild relationship is an illuminating relationship comprised of the purest form of human love: unconditional, nonjudgmental, and freely given simply because the person exists.” Read more »

I wanted to share the latest internet scam I encountered in order to alert other unsuspecting sellers on the internet.

On Monday of last week, I received this email:

My name is Douglas Patti,
I want to place an order in your store, and I will like to know if you ship to Australia and my method of payment will be credit card??? So please let me know if you can assist me with the order.

I will await your prompt response as soon as you receive this mail. Read more »

As a woman who knows first-hand the pain and anger of losing a loved one to suicide, I was very saddened and a bit outraged to learn of yet another bullied eleven-year-old boy who died by suicide within a week of another. Read more »