Tag Archives: Grief
Grief Etiquette
“Looking for Grief Etiquette” wrote to you about her grief after experiencing a miscarriage. As a retired obstetrician, I have had considerable experience with this. One point I discussed with patients early in pregnancy was the fact that pregnancy loss … Continue reading
A Sign at Sea
I carry my husband’s ashes with me wherever I travel. Rene was my true love and partner. After his death, fellow nurses convinced me to attend NurseCon where 3,000 nurses take a cruise for enjoyment and education. The last night … Continue reading
Run for Him
I was a preemie, born 14 weeks too soon. Doctors said I might never walk. Every day, my grandfather held me in the NICU, whispering, “Be a fighter.” Thirty years later, when he learned he had cancer, I signed up … Continue reading
Emotional Well-being.
Over the last couple of years, and especially during the pandemic, I hope that people have figured out ways to take better care of themselves. I certainly did. I started walking daily. I walk for almost an hour every day … Continue reading
Growth Through Grief
“Tonkin argues that grief is never really finished, so much as a bereaved person grows around their grief; not that the hole the loss created is ever entirely filled, so much as other things take up space around it so … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 