Monthly Archives: January 2019

Music-thanatology is a part of palliative medicine addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the terminally ill as well as their families. Source: Hospice harp: Music for the dying brings peace | kens5.com

A divorced man or woman is faced with many of the same things a widow or widower faces, and often must deal not only with anger or disparities, but a sense of loss, grief, upheaval, and disappointment. Source: Divorce can … Continue reading →

After my own husband died, and when I started coming to grips with the reality of long-term grief, I realized how much I didn’t understand about this. I realized how blind I had been to the situation of some dear … Continue reading →

Many in the baby boom generation are facing the deaths of loved ones – losing not only parents, but friends, cousins, and siblings. These cumulative losses can intensify your grief. Source: Multiple losses add up to increased grief

After a period of mourning, people are generally expected to get past their grief. “But that’s not how it works. How it works is a little-known thing I call long-term grief,” says new Daily Herald columnist Susan Anderson-Khleif. Her column, … Continue reading →

There is a saying, “Time heals.” This is true about the flu, scratches, cuts, the common cold, and many other physical ailments. But It’s not really true for grief, especially long-term grief. However, I have found that grief does change … Continue reading →

In some circumstances, you may not feel you need to offer support to a person who lost someone because they do not appear to be grieving. However, these people need your support, too. Source: Grief sometimes seems almost invisible

Age at death, age differences, and whether young or old, are all factors that affect the impact and ability to cope with and manage grief, and especially long-term grief. Columnist Susan Anderson-Khleif explains. Source: Age difference in relationship a factor … Continue reading →

Early Saturday morning, a deputy with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office took his own life in the backyard of his Clearwater home. Source: 243 first responders commit suicide last year; more than died in the line of duty – Story … Continue reading →