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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
Always My Brother [Hardcover]
Parents can use this inspiring story to begin discussions with children dealing with such a tragic and sudden experience or as a start to the exploration of feelings before a child experiences death.
Word Cloud
Funeral Wreaths
Parent Loss
When someone you dearly loved dies, that could be the hardest heartbreak you may have in life. We know that everyone of us will pass away and the only thing we should do when someone we love died is to move on with our life.
My parents died in 2010. I believe their deaths and suffering could have been lessened.
"As he [the gnani] gets older, he grows more and more happy and peaceful. After all, he is going home. Like a traveler nearing his destination and collecting his luggage, he leaves the train without regret.
The death of a person who's very important to us is one of the hardest things to accept. It's a common knowledge that everyone will die in the end and the only we have to do when someone we love so much dies is to accept it and move on.
This article explores the impact of troubled childhoods on adult functioning. The author offers solution-focused strategies to assist adults in overcoming the perils of their past.
If you still have a parent who is alive, I encourage you to read this article and take what I'm writing to heart. I'm at a point where I have already lost my father and my mother, due to dementia, is pretty much gone. So, I wish I had read (and heeded) an article like this several years ago before it was too late.
Many people feel at a loss for how to help children who are experiencing grief - especially if we are also trying to deal with our own grief. Any adult in a child's life has an impact and the opportunity to help a child handle grief - teachers, childcare providers, neighbors, and other family members in addition to parents. Here are a few ways to help children with grief.
It was March 2001, and Karen (not her real name) was in finals week at the college she attended. She took a break from studying and went to a yoga class with her mom. When they arrived home, Karen's dad wasn't there and didn't arrive home that evening. "My dad always came home after work," Karen said. "It still feels surreal."
Barbara Keenan has been suffering from breast cancer for 16 years. She has had a difficult and painful battle with the disease, and that battle has had a profound effect on her son. Michael Keenan has vowed to help his mother, and others, by trying to do something about cancer. To forward that goal, he has recently founded the Barbara Keenan Foundation for cancer research.
One week ago, while vacationing with my family in Minnesota, I learned of my mother’s sudden death. She was only 58-years-old and had not been ill, so news of her death was quite unexpected.
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