I recently read an article, “On Grief, Loss and Coping”, written by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., which presented grieving and coping from a different point of view than I normally see in my research. Ms. Tartakovsky states in her article that the “5 stages of grief” model is basically a myth. She goes on to say […]
January 4, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Support in Grief
Yesterday’s post for January 3, 2016, was entitled “An Offering of Support”. It was written for a couple of friends who had experienced the loss of a loved one. When I wrote, I had no idea how many others were walking this same journey and experiencing grief over a loss of a friend or family […]
January 3, 2016 By 1 Comment
An Offering of Support
Today I am feeling the need to break from our series on chronic illness. I’ve seen some friends post on Facebook about the loss of a family member or close friend. Some are recent losses; and some of the losses occurred a while ago. My comments to these friends’ posts were supportive, empathetic, and offered […]
