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Archives: August 2010

Grief hurts when your child ISN’T returning to school

August 24, 2010

Summer is nearly over and children are preparing to return to school. It’s time to buy new clothes, new shoes, and school supplies. Older children are getting ready to or have already moved into dorms or apartments and are settling into college life. For some, this is a very exciting time of the year. However, [...]

Grief Camps

August 18, 2010

To provide access to grieving children throughout Northern Ohio, the bereavement center hosted 3 bereavement camps this summer. Last week at Red Oak Camp in Kirtland, Ohio, the 12th annual Together We Can bereavement day camp was a great success. Forty-five children gathered to spend three days sharing laughter and tears, honoring loved ones, and [...]

Message in a Bottle

August 12, 2010

Last week I came across this lovely story. Family members wrote messages to their deceased loved one – a soldier who had died in Afghanistan – and placed them in an empty bottle. They tossed the bottle into the Caribbean and it landed several months in the Gulf of Mexico. Workers cleaning up the oil [...]

Anticipatory Grief

August 6, 2010

Anticipatory grief is the form of grief that occurs when one is confronted with a chronic or life threatening illness or when one anticipates the death of a loved one (or oneself). It is the emotional pain associated with loss before death. Anticipating the loss, knowing what is coming, can be just as painful as [...]