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Tag Archives: death
Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done
I was a bit torn when it came time to sell the house I’d owned at 367 Republic Road in Batavia. We moved there from a tiny little 750-square-foot house in Geneva with a leaky basement, a radon problem, and … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, death, Depression
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, cleaning, cleaning house, death, death cleaning, distance running, family, grief, hardest thing I've ever done, home, home staging, lament, life, moving, sentiment, spouse, staging
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Life in context
Sue and I rode together consistently in the summer of 2013. I recall it as a warm year, and every time she showed up in her little black cycling shorts and sleeveless kit jersey, I admired her arms and overall … Continue reading
Posted in aging, alcohol, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, Depression, fear, foregiveness, healthy aging, life and death, love, triathlete
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, dating, death, grief, grieving, life, marriage, ovarian cancer, parenthood, relationships, survivorship
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Grief and choices
At times I’ve considered whether I’m “missing a chip” when it comes to grieving lost loved ones. Over the years I’ve met people, both men and women, that can’t recover after losing a spouse. Time magazine dealt with the subject … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christopher Cudworth, competition, death, Depression, friendship, life and death, love
Tagged anticipatory grief, cycling, dealing with grief, death, death and life, denial, family, grief, grief and choices, grief and loss, healing, loss, love, stages of grief, triathlon
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The unexplainable
In the wake of my wife’s passing, my children still had obligations to meet. My son was in a job out in New York. My daughter had a semester to finish at Augustana College. Yet all of time seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, death, fear, life and death, love, mental health
Tagged angel orbs, astronomy, cancer, death, experience, feng shui, fiction, grief, history, linkedin, loss of a parent, mother and daughter, mother and son, orbs, paranormal, parental loss, son, spirit, spirituality, supernatural, survivorship, TV, writing
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Running and riding through anxiety, depression and grief
By Christopher Cudworth A year ago on March 26, 2013, my wife died after 8 years of treatment for ovarian cancer. Notice that I do not mention the word “battle” or “fight” or “struggle” in the context of my wife’s … Continue reading
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Tagged acute depression, anti-depression, anxiety, anxiety disorder, clinical depression, cures for depression, cycling psychology, death, death of a loved one, Depression, depression treatment, generalized anxiety disorder, grief, grief over death, Julie Deardorff, panic, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological help, psychology, PTSD, running and anxiety, running and riding, we run and ride, werunandride.com
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Running and riding through grief, both real and imagined
Mental health experts and grief counselors have long advised that grief is an emotional phenomenon with several stages. The classic and operative model is one proposed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross that states there are 5 stages of grief. Denial: Helps us … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 stages of grief, acceptance, ACL, ACL tear, anger, anxiety, blame, creativity, cures for depression, cycling death, cycling in, death, denial, Depression, depression treatment, epiphany, fear, forgiveness, grief, grieving, imagination, injury, injury prevention, relationship between exercise and depression, simple truths
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Tarsnake lessons: Two brushes with death while running and riding
It is not maudlin to address the reality of risks to your health while running and riding. We all need to be aware of traffic safety, how we run or ride along the side of the road, using the classic … Continue reading
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Tagged accidents, cycling, cycling accidents, death, running, running accidents
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