Posted by The Grief Blog on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Harriet Hodgson -
Anticipatory grief – a feeling of loss before a death or dreaded event occurs – is a hard journey. Holidays make it even harder. At a time when you’re supposed to feel happy and joyful, you feel sad and anxious. You’re on pins and needles and wonder what will happen next.
Remember, your [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on July 8, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Arlene Harder
What You Need to Tell Your Loved One
Let’s face it. You aren’t a mind reader. As much as you may think you know the other person, unless you are now dealing with a recurrence of that disease or have previously gone through a life-threatening situation similar to this new experience, there are bound [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on April 16, 2007 · 1 Comment
“The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation enables single parents of children with
life-threatening illnesses to care for their children fulltime by
relieving financial burdens when other resources are exhausted or unavailable.â€
 A child is diagnosed with a terminal disease. The mother finds herself alone. Why? Statistics shows that 78% (8 out of 10) couples separate or divorce [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Hello,
I wanted to follow up on the information my colleague recently sent about In Repose.com I wanted to make sure you know the site launched recently.Â
In Repose eases the burden of end-of-life planning by providing a means to record important information about loved ones, such as: Where is the will? What kind of funeral do [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on February 15, 2007 · 5 Comments
For the past few days I’ve been walking around feeling like there’s a big weight hanging over me ready to fall at any moment. Getting things done has been a chore. Making plans beyond the next day has taken all of my willpower. It feels as though my life is on hold and that I’m [...]
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Posted by The Grief Blog on February 13, 2007 · 1 Comment
In this article, I will outline key points my fellow hospice team members and I have observed in our day to day work.. I have worked over 12 years as a Spiritual Counselor in Hospice Care. Each person teaches me something, though it is I who is supposed to minister to them in the final [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 21, 2006 · Leave a Comment
I know anticipatory grief – a feeling of loss before a death or dreaded event occurs – far too well. My mother suffered from probable Alzheimer’s disease and I was her caregiver for nine years. As time passed she lost the ability to reason, track numbers, read a book, understand TV, create sentences, [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 21, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Dementia – the loss of intelligence, reasoning, memory, and will – is an awful thing to happen to anyone. There are many causes of dementia: Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, thyroid problems, poor nutrition, drug interactions, brain tumor, and degenerative disease. I was my mother’s caregiver for nine years and watched, helplessly, as dementia changed [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 20, 2006 · Leave a Comment
If you’re going through anticipatory grief you’ve probably heard of “grief work.” Health professionals may use the term without explaining it. Anticipatory grief is so draining and confusing you may not have a clear picture of your grief work. What is it? How can you accomplish it?
“Grief work includes the processes [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on November 19, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Friends share their lives with each other. You swap stories, laugh at silly jokes, and discuss tough issues. Whether it’s before death or after, no issue is tougher than grief. “Close friends can make the critical difference in our coping with grief,” writes Judy Tatelbaum in “The Courage to Grieve.”
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