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My name is Rhonda. I'm a registered nurse, for the last 20 years, that has not been able to work since the day I learned of my daughter's death by suicide 4-12-13. (She actually died 4-11-13 and her body was not found until the 12th) Me and my husband have been married for 32 years and he's a wonderful man. We grieve in different ways. He works, I write. This is my journey through this horrible land of losing a child..
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Tag Archives: writing
Cosmos, Dandelions and Parachutes
One of my favorite poems that Kaitlyn wrote is “Dandelion.” I never knew of its existence until after she died and found where she had written it when she was in undergrad and it was in a publication they had. … Continue reading
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The Good Grief Talk Show
I’m happy to say that I’m going to be interviewed live (by phone) on The Good Grief Talk Show on June 4th at 9 pm eastern time. (they are in Seattle so it will be 6 pm their time). They … Continue reading
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A New Article About Kaitlyn’s Book
This is the article in The Robesonian newspaper (Robeson county, North Carolina) that was just published online and in the physical paper. He interviewed me for this one and I think he did a good job too. The only thing … Continue reading
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“My Special Guest Author Interview Is With “Rhonda Sellers-Elkins” And Her New Book Release Of, “My Bright Shining Star”…
Originally posted on Cat Lyon's Reading Den ~ Where Readers & Authors Gather:
Hello And Welcome Friends, Readers, And New Visitors, ? It’s my pleasure to share with you a good friend of mine who just become a “New Author”! Please meet…
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I’m Happy That Kaitlyn’s Message Helps Others
A fellow blogger posted a wonderful post about my blog and how Kaitlyn’s story affected his life. It means so much to me that it has made such a difference in his life and I hope with all my heart … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, bipolar, books, children, death, depression, family, grief, Kaitlyn Elkins, loss, mental health, mental illness, suicide, suicide prevention, writing
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Beautiful Announcement About My Book in Our Local Newspaper
I had asked Marsha Hough Burney to write an announcement of the publishing of my book in the Bladen Journal and Bladen Online Newspapers. Last night she sent me what she wrote for approval and I found the announcement on … Continue reading
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Tagged author, bipolar, books, children, college, death, depression, gifted children, grief, intelligence, loss, Medical school, mental health, mental illness, newspaper, parents, suicide, writing
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“Introduction.” A Preview of My New Book
In order to help people decide whether or not they want to buy my book, I thought I would post my “Introduction” that I wrote that is in my book that helps explain the purpose of my book, what it … Continue reading
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My New Facebook Book Page
There is something going on with my computer that does not allow me to work with my widgets on wordpress to make links and pics to my sidebar. I’ve had no problem with this in the past. I can got … Continue reading
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My Book is Now on Kindle!
My book is now available on amazon Kindle!! Trying to get the book to format right in the Kindle was a daunting task but finally figured out. (oh what a long story I could tell you about kindle formatting, but … Continue reading
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Update on my Book
I just want anyone to know that is interested in buying my book that it states on the buying page that my book is “temporarily out of stock.” I’m using a “Print on Demand” publisher and that means that the … Continue reading
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