Guest post by Lisa Peters-Beumer, MPH Assistant VP, Adult and Senior Services, Easter Seals A forgotten name, a burner left on, a lost destination, a missed birthday, a confused lo[...]
Addressing Dementia Caregivers “Hidden Grief” Guest Post by Eleanor Silverberg, BA Psych, MSW, RSW Family members of people with dementia experience a series of ambiguous losses du[...]
Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love is really a how to manual to deal with your own and others’ grief. For starters, Norine Dresser and Fredda Wasserman’s Chapter 12: Su[...]
Caregiver Mary Barrass writes an inspirational story of unconditional love. After she lost her husband and son, Mary felt such a deep void, she invited recently widowed Evelyn to l[...]
The message of Your Legacy of Love: Realize the Gift in Goodbye became especially relevant to me last week after my nephew was in a freak accident that left him brain dead and on l[...]
When a member of our community died two years ago, it was a major blow. He had been a cornerstone of our tiny enclave of tight-knit and aging-in-place families. His wife had moved [...]