Caregiving and Hospice, June 15 - June 21, 2014

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

Insurer Begins Huge Palliative Care Program,  http://j.mp/1rjm5WA « The Washington Post

Dying Well: Why We All Need to Have End of Life Conversations, http://j.mp/UVuRzZ « Ottawa Life Magazine

Why Are We in Denial About Death? http://j.mp/TeYMl3 « The Caregiver Space

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 15 - June 21, 2014

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

Don't Be Afraid to Tackle the Mental Health Issues Associated With Grief, http://j.mp/1w4rTG6 « HuffPost Healthy Living

Game-Planning Your Grief: 5 Tips for Returning to Work, http://j.mp/1qxWqfn « Modern Loss

My Sister Died And I Waited Sixteen Years to Deal With It, http://j.mp/Tcj3b2 « The Grief Toolbox

Coping with Pet Loss, June 15 - June 21, 2014

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

Pet Loss: Guilt in the Wake of A Kitten's Accidental Death, http://j.mp/1lHxBus « Grief Healing Blog

What to Do When You Learn Your Pet Has Cancer, http://j.mp/1qkk4vI « Veterinary Wisdom Professionals

Pet hospice helps with those tough goodbyes, http://j.mp/1leHhrk « CBS8.com

Pet Loss: Guilt in The Wake of A Kitten's Accidental Death

[Reviewed and updated September 9, 2025]

To live in this world

you must be able

to do three things:

to love what is mortal;

to hold it

against your bones knowing

your own life depends on it;

and, when the time comes to let it go,

to let it go. ~ Mary Oliver

A reader writes: I received a phone call last night from my frantic wife with my 13-year-old son screaming and crying in the background. He put the recliner chair down and it crushed his 12-week-old kitten.

Caregiving and Hospice, June 8 - June 14, 2014

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

Life's Journey: A Better End: A Hospice Nurse's Frank Approach to End of Life, http://j.mp/1qLrgOI « Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How Palliative Care Programs Drive Value, http://j.mp/1lqXhev « Health Leaders Media

Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not a nurse, http://j.mp/1sacHZv « Kevin MD

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 8 - June 14, 2014

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

Supporting Kids Who Can't Remember Their Dads This Father's Day http://j.mp/1y1Y0bu « What's Your Grief ?

Grief, Mindfulness and Alcohol, http://j.mp/18FKP3i « What's Your Grief ?

After Death Communication: Uncovering The Richer Connections in Our Signs, http://j.mp/1kwpGv0 « The Grief Toolbox

In Grief: Dreading The Anniversary Date of A Loved One's Death

Find an updated version of this post here: 

In Grief: Coping with The Anniversary of A Loved One's Death

A reader writes: I am just 10 days away from the one year mark of my wife’s death, and the last few days have been horrible. I have that all-too-familiar feeling of dread in the pit in my stomach and I have a hard time concentrating on anything. 

Caregiving and Hospice, June 1 - June 7, 2014

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

Medicine broke this doctor. See how that made him a better physician, http://j.mp/1p5eEo5 « Kevin MD

Podcast #12: Does There Have to be End-of-Life for the Caregiver? http://j.mp/1k0Pwac « The BioContinuum Group

Video: Man Born Without Limbs Delivers Life-Changing Message,  http://j.mp/Uhk4Qi « The Blaze

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 1 - June 7, 2014

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

A Widow’s Journey Through the First Six Months, http://j.mp/1uoNZT7 « The Shriver Report

Mother Loss: When Will The Crying Stop? http://ow.ly/xuzpN « Self-Healing Expressions

The Myth of the Grief Timeline http://j.mp/1nmjqdD « What's Your Grief?

Even When I Am Afraid: Trusting During Times Of Inner Darkness

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By Charles W. Sidoti

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.  ~ Khalil Gibran

What do you think it really means to live by faith? Growing in faith is about learning to trust during those times when we cannot see clearly and cannot understand what is happening in our lives. Faith is very much about what we choose to do when we are afraid.