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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
Each of us deals with death differently. Finding ways to acknowledge and respect how we feel and then start to heal and regain our life needs to be handled with care and sensitivity. Here are some thoughts to help with the process.
Death is the source of all fears in this world. When we are afraid to be without a job, we are actually afraid of dying of starving; when we are afraid to fly with a plane, we are afraid of dying in a plane crash; when we are afraid to go alone in a forest, we are afraid of dying as food for some animal; fear of unknown is fear of death. Fear of death is everywhere, in every part of our lives; the whole culture is sunk into it, as it is widely accepted that death...
Grief is a very personal and unique experience, whose etiology is apparent in both life and death experiences. How each person grieves maybe very different from what we would do, and is OK.
When was the last time you cried? Is it because of frustration, getting the occasional blues, being mistreated, betrayed? Is it a heartbreak, a painful ordeal, physical sickness, problems--big or small, regrets, hurt or someone offended you, whatever it is, you may have your reasons. But one thing is for sure--crying is not a sign of weakness--ever.
God is made real by the solace we experience in our problems, issues and hellish realities. If you've suffered it's for this reason; to help others. You know this. If you're suffering, there's a purpose to it; one that in time you'll be supremely thankful for.
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