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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.
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Book Corner
About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos [Hardcover]
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting--a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a self-peddling inspirational book. It's a wise, plain-spoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: "Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around--at a time when you really need one."
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Pet Loss
The sense of responsibility we have as pet owners is huge in itself. For some the comparison to children is fair. How many people do you know who count their pets among their 'dependents'? Maybe you are one of them? So, when we helplessly watch them suffer an illness or aging, how do we make the big decision to let them go? How do we grieve our heart-felt loss of our dear loved ones?
March 6th 2011 my best friend Chilo left me to go to doggie heaven. I will miss my best friend, she was always there for me. Those of you who have lost a pet will reconize and feel the pain and loss that accompanies the death of your friend.
When a pet dies it's a grievous loss and a tumultuous pain that pierces the heart with an exigent trudge. Granted it's not a spouse or a child or a parent, but (sparing all platitudes) it's a loved one.
Pet loss hits many people quite hard, but not everyone is sympathetic. This article discusses that fact and explains feelings about pet loss, as well as giving suggestions for healing.
A mother teaches her daughter how to make the decision to put her dog to sleep. The daughter then shows the mother how to honor the death of a dog and create a sacred space.
