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Finding The Silver Lining: A Story Of Courage And Healing – Part II

By Dedra Woner
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

Hear a story of courage and healing as the author battles medical problems and depression and describes what it is like to finally live a more normal life without severe medical problems.

Signs And Symptoms Of Approaching Death

By Hospice Patients Alliance
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Death and Dying
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement

When confronted with approaching death, many of us wonder when exactly will death occur. This article from the Hospice Patients Alliance describes some of the signs and symptoms experienced when your loved one is approaching death.

How To Talk About End-Of-Life Concerns

By Joanne Lynn, M.D.
  • Aging
  • Death and Dying
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

It;s hard to talk about dying, death and bereavement. Talking about death seems to make it more real but most people find that talking ends up being reassuring and helpful.

Helping Children Deal With Loss Through the Journaling Process

By Katherine Dorn Zotovich
  • Children & Youth
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Wellness

To help a child deal with the loss of a loved one by encouraging children to express themselves by drawing, writing and sharing their feelings and thoughts through the process of journaling.

Losing The Battle

By Dorothy Womack
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

Bad things come with good things and do not let bad things influence your existance in a negative manner.

The Caregiver’s Fence

By Shaywardncr
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

Have you ever felt like you were straddling a fence? This is one caregivers struggle between reality and fantasy when dealing with the pending death of a loved one.

Coping With Grief

By Dorothy Womack
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Wellness

I address this article to those of you who are the remaining spouse, having placed your loved one into a care facility. This is a personal story discussing and affirming the feelings experienced by caregivers of Alzheimers patients.

Loneliness And Loss

By Dorothy Womack
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

One way to overcome loneliness and to join the world is to open up to someone who went through what you went. This will lift your spirit and would make you happy.

A Tail Of Love

By Patti St. Clair
  • Death and Dying
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

The finally weeks of a dog’s owner caring for her mother will inspire and touch you.

Loss And Grief

By Beth Witrogen McLeod
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

It is ok to grieve for as long as one desires – there is no normal way to grief. However, moving on with your life is important for your well-being.

“Grief, Mourning, and Guilt”

By Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter of the Alzheimers Association
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

It is common for both the impaired person and the caregiver to experience feelings of loss, grieving, denial, anger, guilt, physical symptoms and eventually acceptance.

The Nature Of Loss – Excerpt -Chapter 6

By Beth Witrogen McLeod
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Death and Dying
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Wellness

Discussion of self-transformation during caring for the loved one and after the loved one is lost. Open your heart and enter a peaceable place ready to face your suffering and accept love.

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