THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, May 17, 1996 TAG: 9605170069
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E9 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: LISTEN UP!
TYPE: TEENOLOGY
SOURCE: Karen Baranski and Vorando Mack
LENGTH: Short : 43 lines
Dear Karen and Vorando: Recently my best friend and I lost some family members to death. Her's was her grandmother; mine was my father. We always turn to the other for comforting and help, but now it's hard because we both are going through the same thing.
All we do is become depressed around each other because we don't know what else to do. Is there anything we can do to perk us up and help each other out? - Mourning in Virginia Beach
Dear Mourning: Our sincerest sympathy on the news of the deaths in your families. Unfortunately, all of us will feel the pain of losing a dear friend of family member. Death is a part of life.
We'd like to make a point that although you two seem to ``depress'' each other, please realize that you are probably the best for each other right now.
When you two are together, try to think of the good times you shared with your loved ones.
Think of the things about them you miss. Perhaps you and your friend can do things together that you used to do with those family members who have passed away.
If you continue to have problems dealing with the grief, you might want to visit a counselor who can help you work through your feelings. MEMO: Vorando Mack is a senior at Norview High School and Karen Baranski is a
senior at Green Run High School. Their column appears biweekly in
Teenology. You can ask questions by calling INFOLINE at 640-5555 and
entering category 8335, or write to them at Listen Up!, 4565 Virginia
Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, Va. 23462.
by CNB