helpful that we can journal our thoughts to
each other 24 hours a day, as it is sometimes
difficult to put your grief on hold until you can
get to a support group tn person."
Lana Swan, a Winchester, Mass., mother
who participates in ASG, found a way to
memorialize her dalighter Brooke, who died
about a year ago ~t age 16 when she was
struck by a train as she walked along the
tracks. Swan decided to plant Brooke's Garden
as a memorial. As she wrote about the plans
for the groundbreaking and dedication on
ASG, many people expressed interest in the
project. She wrote to others on ASG, inviting
them to be a part of the garden.
"What could be more personal or meaning-
ful than a garden where all the plants have
names?" she wrote. "I want this garden to be
very special, like Brooke. So I extend to all of
you the invitation if yo(d like to have a plant
named for your loved one in Brooke's garden,
just let me know."
She has since planted flowers as memorials
for family members and loved ones of several
other ASG participants, including a plant for
Michael Chadwick. Swan continues to add
new plants as people express their interest in
adding a memorial for their loved ones to the
'garden.