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Man Pranks Friends, Family During Own Funeral

Shay Bradley loved laughter. In the end, he made sure to get the last laugh. Or rather, he made sure that he gave one last laugh. Friends and family mourning ...


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Startled Florida Man Fatally Shoots Son-In-Law in Surprise Encounter

Richard Dennis was startled by the sound of banging at his backdoor, and probably quite afraid. But he had no idea that his fear would end up costing ...


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Movie Assassin Portrayal Driven by Actor’s Real Grief

In an interview, actor Keanu Reeves, star of the ultra-violent action thriller John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, offered a nugget of insight into ...


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Mountaineer Felt Grief in His Physical Heart

Men's Health portrayed the life of a man who believed his heart attack was caused primarily by grief. Acclaimed mountaineer Conrad Anker and his team ...


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Heartbreak Looks Like Drug Withdrawal in the Brain

A few years ago, Yeshiva University neuroscientist Lucy Brown and her research team distributed flyers across several campuses in the New York area to ...


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Parents of Slain Trayvon Martin Heal Through Prayer and Helping Others

Five years after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman in 2012, Time magazine interviewed his parents, Sybrina and Tracy, who wrote ...


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Anton Chekhov's Story about a Man Looking for Comfort

There is an Anton Chekhov story called "The Lament." It is a simple story about an old man who drives a horse and buggy for hire through the ...


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Our Hope Hinges on Easter

Rick Warren, the former pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of The Purpose Driven Life, together with his wife, Kay, went through a devastating ...


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Sylvester Stallone Could Not Save His Son

In the summer of 2012, Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died suddenly of a heart attack. Shortly after Sage's death, ...


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A Coach's Eulogy for His Wife

In mid-February of 2016, Monty Williams, an Assistant Coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder pro basketball team, stood at his wife's funeral to give ...


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