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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.
Click here to participate:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2DTKDZ9
Book Corner
Still grieving the death of her mother five years on, Mary Sullivan has been living on autopilot. Immersing herself in the daily details of taking care of her two teenage sons and husband, she gets by with occasional lapses of overwhelming grief. During a quick stop at a luncheonette, she breaks down again only to be helped by Cathy, the young woman manning the counter. Cathy's compassion is quickly reciprocated as Cathy finds herself motherless following a tragic accident. As Mary guides Cathy through the technical and emotional aspects of a loved one's death, Mary's family grows resentful of this interruption to their domestic routine. Author and playwright Rentschler (Jitters) has beautifully blended convincing characters, perceptive portraits of family relationships and friendships, and insight into the human capacity for healing and renewal. Recommended for all popular fiction collections.
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Funeral Wreaths
Today there are many different ways to cherish the memory of a loved one regardless of if that loved one is a friend, close relative, or even a pet. The truth is that death hits everyone hard regardless of the type of death that you are faced to deal with.
After a loved one dies many people chose whatever funeral urn the funeral home has to offer as a temporary solution until they can figure out the best way to honor the memory of their loved one. The decision of where to spread the ashes of a loved one whether that be on land or sea can be hard and many times family members choose to hang onto the ashes for a period of time until they reach their own personal sense of closure with the loss. However, for those who are conscious about the environment there are options...
Stress might not the first thing we think about when we experience bereavement yet it should be. Although stress is a normal part of modern day life, after a significant loss our stress levels rise even more.
Ever since bereavement and loss entered the field of science, there has been a lot discussion about how it affects us. Although the research here is specifically related to bereavement, it's interesting to consider it in terms of others losses too.
Grief is never easy but for the caregiver, who has witnessed the slow deterioration in health and subsequent loss of independence of someone they loved, grieving can be extra difficult. Even though the death may have been anticipated, you may not have anticipated the overwhelming emotions it has brought. Although a long term illness affords us the opportunity to say our goodbyes, in the end, the death is no less painful.
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