A letter to … the hospice doctor who helped us to say goodbye
The Guardian | March 26, 2016 When my father arrives in the hospice, there is a flurry of activity. Drug…
Grief
What function do tears, crying play in grieving process?
Mark Roth for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 14, 2016 “Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.” — Christian Nevell Bovee That epigram, from…
Finding My New Normal in Widowhood
Emily Zarecki for Huffington Post | March 14, 2016 It wasn’t until July 2009 that I had ever given the…
SXSW Review: DEMOLITION Jake Gyllenhaal is brilliant in an incredibly honest film about grieving.
Meredith Borders for Birth Movies Death | March 13, 2016 In Wild, director Jean-Marc Vallée tackled the nature of memory:…
Being A Hospice Nurse To My Father
Linda Scruggs for Huffington Post | March 3, 2016 It has always struck me how the most powerful and wealthy…
Grief is a journey, but not toward an unachievable goal of ‘closure’
Mark Roth for Pittsburg Post Gazette | March 14,2016 Every person who has lost a beloved parent, child, friend or…
Feelings of Grief and Loss can be Heightened During the Holidays
Traumatic current events or the death of a loved one can add stress to the season; NHPCO offers advice
On Grief and Grieving
The five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost.
Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote the book On Death And Dying
Through her ground-breaking research and writings, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross helped revolutionize how the medical community cared for the terminally ill.
Parental Grief Has Often Been a Factor in Presidential Politics
Many 18th- and 19th-century presidents suffered the loss of one or more children. Historians are still tallying the costs to both our leaders and the public.