About Dawn Rehrauer

Dawn is a Bereavement Counselor, and co-founder of Grief Relief, at Agnesian HealthCare. She has been working in this area for five years. She is passionate about helping those that have lost a significant person in their lives through their grieving process. Dawn can be reached by emailing rehrauerd@agnesian.com.
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Spring Flowers

Healing Thoughts: May 2013

By on May 13, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

Through Agnesian HealthCare’s Bereavement Services, support is available during this grieving process to individuals and their families following the death of a loved one.  All services are offered at no charge and are available to any individual or group who has experienced the death of a family member or friend. Check out this month’s Healing [...]

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Gardening through Grief

By on March 30, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

Lately I find myself wishing that winter would be over, and spring would hurry up and get here. Grief is tough enough without being cooped up inside my house all winter long. There is something to be said about the birds chirping and flowers blooming every year. Spring allows me to open my windows and [...]

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Have you ever wished

By on March 23, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

Have you ever wished that your spouse could come back for just a few minutes? I sometimes wonder what they would say to us about how we are handling their death and everything else since they died. My eyes begin to water just thinking about it. I wonder if they will know how broken we’ve [...]

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Healing Thoughts: March 2013

By on March 1, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

Through Agnesian HealthCare’s Bereavement Services, support is available during this grieving process to individuals and their families following the death of a loved one. All services are offered at no charge and are available to any individual or group who has experienced the death of a family member or friend. Check out this month’s Healing [...]

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Valentine’s Day is different for those who are grieving

By on February 14, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

When I was growing up and dating, I loved Valentine’s Day. I looked forward to the going to school and getting all the valentines cards from my elementary school classmates. Then in high school, it was the single flower on my locker from a secret valentine, and after I was married I could always count [...]

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Healing Thoughts: February 2013

By on February 1, 2013 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

Through Agnesian HealthCare’s Bereavement Services, support is available during this grieving process to individuals and their families following the death of a loved one. All services are offered at no charge and are available to any individual or group who has experienced the death of a family member or friend. Check out this month’s Healing [...]

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Healing Thoughts: January 2013

By on January 1, 2013 in Grief Relief

Through Agnesian HealthCare’s Bereavement Services, support is available during this grieving process to individuals and their families following the death of a loved one.  All services are offered at no charge and are available to any individual or group who has experienced the death of a family member or friend. Check out this month’s Healing [...]

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Not-So-Happy Holidays? 8 Tips for Enjoying Your Holiday Season

By on December 20, 2012 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

I have to say that I am a big fan of Carole Brody Fleet’s writing style and helpful tips when it comes to dealing with the death of someone close to you. Carole has a refreshing twist to grief and honest and practical answers to many of my questions. This is one of her latest [...]

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Your Grief Ain’t Like Mine: Dimensions of Grief Support

By on December 13, 2012 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NCAG) blog gives the perspective of someone whose father died when she was a teenager and her grief  journey .  When she was 30 years old she suddenly became aware of where her grief journey had brought her and made a “life giving decision to let her father’s death [...]

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Hugging Them in Your Heart

By on December 5, 2012 in Grief Relief, Know & Go Topics

I recently came across a wonderful article that I would like to share with everyone who is grieving the death of someone close.  May this article help you on your journey of healing. Our missing can hurt so very much…sometimes every minute of every day. We hurt just to feel their touch and feel their [...]

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