Author Archives: lindasnyder

Throwing Out the Dead Flowers

  I just now finally threw out the floral arrangements left over from John’s Celebration of Life here at the house…. I hadn’t moved them in the past 2.5 months; they just sat where they’d been placed and slowly dried … Continue reading

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Weekly Support Groups

  For more information about The Warrior Project, please click on the picture or link, or go to https://warrior-project.org. The Warrior Project will eventually become a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with … Continue reading

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CDC: Suicide Is the 10th Leading Cause of Death in the US

  This is a nightmare.  According to the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, killing nearly 43,000 people as of the last data available. Heart disease: 614,348 Cancer: 591,699  Chronic lower respiratory diseases: … Continue reading

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John Lennon: When You Do Something Beautiful…

  For more information about The Warrior Project, please click on the picture or link, or go to https://warrior-project.org. The Warrior Project will eventually become a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with … Continue reading

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If You Are Thinking About Suicide, Read This First (reprint)

http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ “Reprinted with permission. Suicide: Read This First (http://www.metanoia.org/suicide) was written by Martha Ainsworth based on work by David Conroy, Ph.D. To talk with a caring listener about your suicidal feelings, in the U.S. call 1-800-SUICIDE any time, day or … Continue reading

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Coming Out of My Bedroom

After John first died, and after all the flow of visitors stopped dropping in, and after my daughter went back home to California (nearly a month later), I pretty much holed up in what was our bedroom. My big house (9 … Continue reading

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We Now Have a Twitter Account

  We now have a Twitter account! You can follow us at @WarriorProjME. We’ll gladly follow you back.   ************************************ In memory of my beloved husband John Kelly Snyder… 20 Sept 1956 – 21 Oct 2016. The Warrior Project will … Continue reading

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The More You Hang Out With Mom, The Longer She’ll Live…

Not quite a decade and a half ago, when my daughter was still a teenager, I promised her I’d live to be 97 years old. I no longer remember what prompted the conversation, but that age – 97 – has stuck … Continue reading

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Warrior Project – Suicide Survivors Grief Group, 01/03/2017

Suicide Survivors Grief Group – We welcome those who have recently lost someone to suicide, or those who are still feeling the impact even years later. It is a place to share your grief and learn how to live again … Continue reading

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The Gray Area of Being Suicidal

The following blog from The Mighty (https://themighty.com) describes the passive, habitual, long-term suicidality that too many people live with.  The thoughts are always there, lurking in the background.  If something negative happens, no matter how minor it is, the immediate … Continue reading

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