Grief: The Way to Continue on Is to Work Through It
DR. GAIL GROSS, Ph.D., doctor of education, is a nationally recognized family, child development, and human behavior expert, author, and educator. She has contributed to...
Death and dying
Getting Over the Guilt of Placing a Loved One in a Home
If we could control events, most of us would never want our elders to be so sick that they need the care of a nursing...
Humor Provides Armor Against Caregivers’ Deepest Sorrows
During our visits to Mom, Beth and I made a point to talk to Mavis and include her when we could. We also gave...
Confused About Palliative Care Vs. Hospice Care? You Aren’t Alone
Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either of her current...
How to Break the News that Someone Has Died
Rachel Jones from the website ‘Seven Ponds: Embracing the end-of-life experience’ interviewed me for her article offering ‘Tips for sensitively sharing a loved one’s...
Caregivers: We Need to Stop Second-Guessing Ourselves
Like most adults, I’ve second-guessed many of my own decisions. While most were made with my own future in mind, that all changed when...
Ways to Comfort and Minimize Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia
Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia and death...
Caregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents
…Get used to it—the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I had to play as...
Grieving Long Before a Loved One Dies
Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually identify the...
November Appropriate Month for Celebrating Hospice and Palliative Care
“I hope we don’t have another funeral this Christmas,” my young son said after we wrapped up Halloween. Hearing my child voice that fear...
