tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post1934045935883322590..comments2023-06-27T07:12:47.910-04:00Comments on Grief Healing: Voices of Experience: Me? Need a Hospice Grief Counselor? No Way!Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-36814233661746367922012-01-14T17:41:10.558-05:002012-01-14T17:41:10.558-05:00My friend, I can feel the raw pain and sorrow in y...My friend, I can feel the raw pain and sorrow in your comment, and I’m so very sorry for your loss. How I wish it were within my power to undo what’s happened to you. If I could wave a magic wand to reunite you with your loved one I would do it in a heartbeat ~ but that is not to be. You say you’ve decided to choose death instead of life, and I understand that everything looks hopeless to you now ~ but I hope with all my heart that you will allow yourself to be surrounded with the loving care and support you need and deserve ~ and that kind of support is readily available to you this very moment. You will find it when you place yourself in the midst of others who are walking the same path as you are. When it seems as if no one on this earth can comprehend the magnitude of your grief, you can surround yourself with those who have been where you are now, and I promise you won’t feel so alone. I invite you to join our online Grief Healing Discussion Groups, which are available to you at no cost, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read more about us here: http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2009/10/about-grief-healing-discussion-groups.htmlMarty Tousley, RN, MS, FThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-90772031207189532912012-01-14T11:08:03.855-05:002012-01-14T11:08:03.855-05:00How can a grief counselor help me? Can he/she brin...How can a grief counselor help me? Can he/she bring my loved one back to life? Can he/she help me kill myself? If people are choosing life, maybe they can get help one way or another; but if someone has decided to choose death, the only thing one can do is retreating to one's world and licking the wound in private... and waiting hopelessly and helplessly, in tears and despair and anger and sadness... till the Bell tolls.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-15214174874667408892010-10-21T22:06:46.867-04:002010-10-21T22:06:46.867-04:00All in all it was a great read. I found the whole ...All in all it was a great read. I found the whole experience to be very professional. Keep posting blogs like this. <a href="http://www.dealingwithdeath.com/children-and-grief" rel="nofollow">children and grief</a>dancilhoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841803841744674045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-20664139932959226762010-10-15T18:31:08.487-04:002010-10-15T18:31:08.487-04:00Kathy, dear, you are most welcome ~ and thank you ...Kathy, dear, you are most welcome ~ and thank you for giving us a little more background about the author, which makes it even more special. The message in this poem just warms my heart, as I'm sure it did your own. It is my honor to be able to share it here. ♥Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-28354048763035985582010-10-15T17:52:00.629-04:002010-10-15T17:52:00.629-04:00Marty, thanks for posting this. Brings up emotion...Marty, thanks for posting this. Brings up emotions each time I read it. I was so privileged to sit with this client and the counselor. Writing this broke a long dry spell after a lifetime of writing poetry (she is in her late 80's) and I know it expressed her own experience of accepting help during her bereavement. KathyKathy Kramer-Howehttp://hospiceofthevalley.orgnoreply@blogger.com