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Online Bereavement Study

If you have lost a loved one and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of religious coping with bereavement. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win a $100 gift certificate 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 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Click here to participate.

When Someone You Love Dies

Written by Vanessa A. Johnson

Death. Just the mere mention of this word makes my skin crawl for it is one subject that no one ever wants to talk about. Regardless of how many times you have been faced with the loss of someone close to you, you never get used to it; just the thought of it provokes images of something dark, cold and scary.

It is one subject that many people shy away from. Many have revealed that there is a fear that if they talk about it, it just might happen to them or someone close to them so they avoid the subject like the plague.

But, by not talking about it, does that prevent it from happening? For the life in me, I wish it did. Like it or not, it is something we must all face at one time or another as death occurs in all families.

To say we all must face it at one time or another does not mean that we must accept it or become comfortable with it as a natural part of our lives. It is not natural, and no matter how many times we are confronted with it, it often sends most of us into a tumultuous whirlwind of emotions and feelings that it’s a wonder we recover. Or do we really recover?

If it were a natural occurrence in life, then facing it any other time after the first time would or should not affect us, right?

But, oh how it does affect us—in ways unrecognizable or unimaginable to our psyche. Our changed behavior or attitude to it touching our lives is our tell-all sign, especially when we bury it and pretend it didn’t happen.

Author's Website: http://www.webspawner.com/users/veejay/

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written by Reuben, February 02, 2008

Hello, I just lost my husband and I am so sad. We did everything together and went everywhere together. He left so quick. Just so all of a sudden. I am so hurt. I have a lot of support. I am sick with COPD. My husband always made sure I was never left alone. He always told our kids "Always take care of your mother" They are doing just that too. I just needed to find a site where I can read prayers and things to keep me uplifted. Thank you.
Reuben Grace

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