Understanding and Managing Grief & Pet Loss, May 15 - May 28, 2022

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Originally designated as a day “to cherish tenderly the memory of our heroic dead,” Memorial Day is held on the last Monday of May each year. The holiday offers us a great opportunity to recognize and honor the sacrifice of these dedicated service members and their families. Making the Most of Memorial Day « Grief Healing

Understanding and Managing Grief, September 23 - September 29, 2012

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Excellent! Thoughts on Grief and Social Media, http://j.mp/SprqfC « GriefConnect Newsletter
  

• A Widow's Story of Hope, Healing and Recovery After Suicide, http://j.mp/VZxXh8 « Grief Toolbox

• Physician's chilling account of teen suicide: Death came in whatever he might be wearing at the time, http://j.mp/QeW7QP

• The Needs of Those Who Grieve, http://j.mp/P99v7X « Maureen Hunter, Esdeer

• Lost someone and can't sleep? Updated: Tips for Coping with Sleeplessness http://j.mp/hkoXnZ by @GriefHealing via @PetDecisions

Understanding and Managing Grief, September 9 - September 15, 2012

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Nurses examine caregiver grief http://bit.ly/Ptjsh0 MT @new_spri

• Beautiful story: The Widow's Doctor Visit, http://j.mp/SoaYIj  « New York Times

• The Moments after a Death, http://ow.ly/dFOYI « Canadian Virtual Hospice via @AMSPhoenix

• Do you know a child who’s experienced a loss? Kids speak out, http://youtu.be/DjFHpUZAfFM « YouTube

• How do you define grief moving forward? http://j.mp/SLlS17

Understanding and Managing Grief, September 2 - September 8, 2012

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Use Social Networks To Cope With The Death Of Your Loved One, http://j.mp/QbjBGZ by Lou LaGrand « The Grief Toolbox  

• Things Not to Say to People Who Are Grieving,  http://j.mp/PbZxGG « The Grief Toolbox   

• 3 Truths You Must Know About Your Grief, http://wp.me/p1l0Zh-9W by @griefminister01

• Stunning grief poem: For the Night, http://buff.ly/Qpv47Q via @survivegrief

• Kids and Funerals -- Do They Belong Together? http://j.mp/TsFWoe by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Deathbed Promises: Honoring a Mother’s Dying Wish

[Reviewed and updated November 17, 2024]

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. ~ Hannah Arendt

A reader writes: My mom died last month after a five-year battle with cancer. Even though I live and work in a different part of the country, I was able to spend some quality time with her before she died, including a family trip with my mom and dad, my younger sister and our 13 year-old brother. 

          When we returned from that trip, my mother asked me if I would move home to take care of my brother because she was worried that he wouldn't get the nurturing care he needs. I never answered my mom, but I didn't say no, either.