Grief and loss Archives

FAQs about Organ Donation for Older Adults

Aug 22, 2023 | Grief and loss, Health

Reading Time: 4 minutes Organ donation is the act of taking healthy organs and tissues from one person and giving them to someone else. Making the decision to donate your organs is one of the most generous gifts you can give. Find answers below to commonly asked...

How To Help Someone With Dementia Cope With a Death

Apr 28, 2022 | Alzheimer's & Dementia, Grief and loss

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter being off work for a period of time, I returned to find that one of my longer term hospice patients had died. I had spent a lot of hours with this patient, her spouse, children and hired caregivers over the course of her time on hospice. I...

Helping Children Deal With Loss Through the Journaling Process

Apr 15, 2022 | Grief and loss

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday more and more American families are involved in the care of their loved ones. Often that creates a change in family dynamics, routines, reassigning roles, economic hardships and demands on adult time and emotional stress for all family...

Ambiguous and Anticipatory Grief

Apr 11, 2022 | Emotions of Caregiving, Grief and loss, Teleconnection Recordings

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearn about ambiguous and anticipatory grief, the impact of each, and how they relate to individuals and families of people with a diagnosis of dementia. Hollie discusses how to cope with grief, loss, and the bereavement of ambiguous and...

How to Help Loved Ones Deal With Grief

Apr 4, 2022 | Emotions of Caregiving, Grief and loss

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen a loved one’s partner passes away, it can be difficult for them to deal with the ensuing grief. As a family caregiver, you might feel powerless to help, especially when processing the loss of the loved one yourself. But there are some...

Grief and Loss defined

Dec 26, 2021 | Grief and loss

Reading Time: 7 minutesWe generally think of grief as a reaction to a death. But there is another grief that comes from loss while someone is still living. This grief is often experienced when caring for someone with a chronic illness. Chronic illness, and...

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