Posted by The Grief Blog on March 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
I was glad to see that Wayne Loder cited several studies done on behalf of Compassionate Friends showing that the divorce rate among bereaved parents is 12%-16%, far below the national average. Further, I agree with my mom (Dr. Gloria) that grieving parents, do not need to be told that their marriage cannot survive a [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
From Dr. Gloria
The following stresss rearch study is very important for all of us who have lost family members. Again the message to me is that the fact that Phil, my husband, and I had different responses to Scott’s death was NORMAL.   Phil shut down and lost himself in work while I talked to friends, [...]
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 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Over one hundred years ago, during the Victorian era, death and grief were popular subjects for poems, songs and stories. Grieving was considered a natural and acceptable part of the culture. People in mourning wore black clothing and/or black arm bands, women wore black veils, and it was common to see a black wreath on [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on February 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Chances are that you grew up in a two-parent family, a mom and a dad. Went to a local school, away to college, married, had children of your own. And then, tragedy struck and your mother passed away, leaving your father a widower. He has mourned his loss and, in time, while still embracing the [...]
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Posted by Death of a Spouse on February 7, 2007 · 2 Comments
The unimaginable has happened; you are a widow or widower. Mourning your loss has been the focus of your life for the past year or two. Finally, as you begin to surface from your profound grief, with a deep breath and lot or a little trepidation you find yourself falling in love again. Is this [...]
Posted by Death of a Spouse on January 20, 2007 · 5 Comments
Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a new relationship that includes a commitment to sharing your lives? Can we overlap our loving and our grieving? The answer is aprofound: YES! But, to smooth the path, keep these helpful Dos and Donts in mind:
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Posted by The Grief Blog on January 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Dear Heidi,
You may use anything that I have sent you on your blog. I am honored that you would like to use it. If you can wait a day or two, Kina said she would resend her Victim Impact Statement to me. I can then send it to you. When she sent [...]
Posted by Death of a Spouse on January 8, 2007 · 7 Comments
My wife, Bobbie, and I, were not big fans of the cell phone in the beginning, but we did communicate at least twice a day or night. I was a swing shift worker. She was a day shifter. Earlier in our marriage, we used beepers or pagers. They could get irritating without a voice to deal with, but the price was much cheaper. Then there was the problem of finding a phone to answer the beep. But, all that’s said and done, any communication was helpful, and we were thankful for that.
Posted by The Grief Blog on January 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Loss is a fact of life. Yet, following loss, their needs to be a healthy healing, a healing that allows life not only to simply continue, but with joy and determination. What are the elements that make up healing? Whether suffering from a divorce, loss of a child, loss of a parent or loss of a spouse, we go through certain stages and reactions. Not only is it different for each person, it is different with each loss
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