"On Grief and Grieving"

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FormerMember

23 Dec 2009

I've just finished reading a book called "On Grief and Grieving" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler... and one thing that I had not realized before, was something called: Anticipatory Grief. We anticipate birthdays, holiday celebrations, and vacations with heightened senses, We also anticipate the potential or real loss of someone we love with heightened senses as well. We are gieving while we are caring. Grief is the process that leads to healing.

The authors reiterate and clarify the meaning of the "5 Stages of Grief", and also talk about grieving during the Holidays.

ISBN # 978-0-7432-6629-1

My Love & Hugs to all.

FormerMember over 14 years ago

Hi Maureen, when you loose a loved one

and are told that there are 5stages of

grieving often people dont understand

what this means. For many years i was

a nurse caring for people with terminal

cancer in a hospice. I was told about the

5stages of grief and i hope i was able to

help relatives after there loss. But when i

lost my own mum all the lessons i had

learnt about grief just went out the

window. Yes i went thru all the stages and

it wasn,t until i started to get my life back

on track that i realised grief is a safety

net for us all when we have lost a love

one, but you have to go thru it to truly

understand the meaning . The anger,

denial, depression, and hopelessness

is a journey, and you do get out the other

side, for some it takes longer, but you

never forget that person and it will always

hurt, but the pain gets quieter, thats the

only way i can explain . Life goes on, but

its very hard to understand that when you

are greaving.

With Love Lucylee. xx
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FormerMember over 14 years ago

Very Beautifully Put, Lucylee!!!

Love & Hugs, Mo
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