When love learns to live with absence
AFTER writing about mental health, ageing and dementia, I find myself drawn to another subject we rarely choose to dwell…
Browsing: grief
A name on the radio, a flood of memories for grieving Sabah father
KENINGAU (March 19): In a fast-moving world, sometimes it is the smallest moment that can bring time to a standstill…
Grieving family cries for justice over Nurul Asikin’s murder
KUCHING (Jan 13): “I want him dead,” sobbed Nasib Kantok, 60, as she broke down in tears, demanding justice for…
The nature of sorrow: Losing a loved one
TODAY, I wish to address the subject of sorrow, which in William Shakespeare’s immortal words go thus: “Everyone can master…
Tending to grief through Iban rituals
THE rituals and traditions associated with death that are practised by the Ibans in Sarawak can be different from one…
Woman loses four family members in Batang Kali landslide
SUNGAI BULOH (Dec 18): A woman who lost four family members overnight in the landslide in Batang Kali could not…