Grieving is Loneliness and Aloneness
I think a big part of grieving is loneliness. Loneliness for our person who has left us but also aloneness in our day to day activities...
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
Grief
All The Ways We Have For Saying Our Final Goodbyes
We used to have grandma’s body “laid out” in the parlor and family and friends came to our home with support and food. Grandma died in the home and we...
"I’m Fine," The Universal Response From Grievers
What do I, the sufferer, want from you then, if “how are you?” doesn’t work?
Adjusting After Our Person Has Died
It is a challenging part of life, both emotionally and physically, to figure out how to live productively when this person is no longer with us...
Six Months After My Husband Died
It has been almost six months since my husband of 62 years died. As an end of life educator I have taught about loss and grief, and even wrote a booklet about it. BUT...
Another Aspect of Grief That I Didn’t Know Until Now
This is another aspect of grief I didn’t know until now that I am living it. Who am I if I am only one? What have I wanted to do...
Grievers Probably Won't Reach Out To You
I’ve noticed people are hesitant to talk about the person that died or use their name...
Why do you want to support people who are dying?
support people who are dyingBeing involved with end of life care is not something most people want to do, so what brings you?
The Part of Grief You Don't Know -- Until You Do
Now I have to learn how to be a widow. How to create a new life, a new way of being. I am truly alone.
Who Are You Remembering This Holiday Season?
Death has touched us all, some more recently than others. Grief has no actual timeline, no end point where we are suddenly “fine”. Each of us responds to our loss...
Protect The Wound Your Heart Is Carrying
Grief is like an open wound. When we healthcare workers experience a personal loss, every patient scrapes open our own wound of personal grief.
What Does a Funeral Do?
Funerals are for the living. They are to bring comfort. Recognizing the life lived by the person that died is comfort to the living...