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When People Go Missing, Devastated Families are Left Behind

By David Lohr

But an upcoming weekend in Omaha will bring them a long way toward healing When a child or adult goes missing, we may see media coverage in the day or so following, but when the searches stop and the TV cameras have departed, there is a family left in the wake of the disappearance. Families of missing persons suddenly find themselves living in a new normal that can last for days, weeks, months, sometimes (and too often) years. They live it in fear, or determination, in heartbreak, numbness, or longing, and often, all of the above. They learn way more about laws as they pertain to missing persons than they ever cared to know. What they often do not do is learn to take care of themselves. An upcoming weekend gathering, The Project Jason 2010 Keys to Healing Retreat, will offer a number of classes to teach families of the missing ways to take care of themselves emotionally and physically...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on July 28, 2010 (boomark / email).