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Participate in a Research Study
If you have experienced the death of a loved one in the past ten years and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of the ways that individuals make sense of and find meaning in loss. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com.
Your participation will contribute to a better understanding of grief and loss. The researchers, Dr. Brian Vandenberg, and Rachel Hibberd, are most grateful for your time and help in completing the study. If you have any questions, please e-mail rhibberd@umsl.edu. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review board of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Book Corner
A year after her death, Ian and his 10-year-old daughter, Mattie, are still reeling from the loss of wife and mother, Kate, who succumbed after a long, drawn-out battle with cancer. On Ian’s birthday, he opens the letter Kate gave him right before she died… Shors’ fourth novel is a moving, emotional story about coping and coming to terms with loss. Anyone who has lost a loved one will relate to this poignant novel. --Hilary Hatton
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Funeral Wreaths
All emotions have different facets. Understanding the different causes of sadness is important. How and why we feel the way we do can bring powerful insights into the equation and help us heal more effectively.
The days following the death of a loved one are very hard and the reminders are all around us, some of them hit us unexpectedly. And there are things that need to be attended to after the funeral. Take your time but know that these things must be done.
When a kid leaves home, whether it's his own family or a group home for youth, the felt grief is palpable. We think of the things left unsaid, the opportunities missed but we need to accept our own shortcomings and get on with our lives. No one is really lost as long as he or she is held in our hearts.
During the past couple of weeks I've had a malaise I couldn't quite identify, an uneasy feeling of being less grounded than usual. Before I realized where it was coming from, I checked with family and friends; they too had been experiencing distress they couldn't explain.
Never to forget those fond memories of life before death dearly beloved. "It is appointed unto man to die once, afterwards the resurrection."
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