Coping with Pet Loss, February 14 - February 20, 2016

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

How Do You Help a Child Say Goodbye to a Pet? http://j.mp/1oN03QA « Suzanne J. Bayer, LLC

My Pets Are My Kids! [and my grief is real], http://j.mp/1Q3DGjW « The Huffington Post

NEW! Legacies of Love Audio Book on CDs, http://conta.cc/1T0efAO « Animals in Our Hearts

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In Grief: When Faith and God Don't Make Sense

 [Reviewed and updated September 9, 2025]

. . . Vulnerability to death is one of the given conditions of life. We can't explain it any more than we can explain life itself. We can't control it, or sometimes even postpone it. All we can do is try to rise beyond the question, "Why did it happen?" and begin to ask the question, "What do I do now that it has happened?"  ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

A reader writes: Exactly one month ago at 1:30 in the morning, I got the call from my mama who said, "she's gone, she's gone!" Just waking up and not believing the words I was hearing, I dropped to my knees as my heart pounded crazily in my chest.....We buried my sister 4 days later.

Caregiving and Hospice, February 7 - February 13, 2016

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

In Palliative Care, Comfort Is the Top Priority, http://j.mp/1LlrXI2 « The New York Times

Alzheimer’s and Hospice Approval Denied, http://j.mp/1WgynxX « Hospice Times

Living with cancer: don't call us survivors, http://j.mp/1Q7zO3o « Stan Goldberg, PhD

Understanding and Managing Grief, February 7 - February 13, 2016

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

Grief Rituals Can Help on Valentine's Day, http://bit.ly/gZTzkp « Grief Healing

What is the Stress of Grief Doing to Me? http://j.mp/1QcxurQ « GriefMinisterdotcom

The Reality of Growth and Grief: Where the Hell Is My Rainbow? http://j.mp/1Qcx1WI « What's Your Grief?

Coping with Pet Loss, February 7 - February 13, 2016

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

Some Companies Now Offering Pet Bereavement Days For Grieving Employees, http://j.mp/1Kh641A « CBS New York

Pet Loss: Providing for Pet Care in Your Absence, http://j.mp/1SZkggY « Grief Healing

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Pet Loss: Providing for Pet Care in Your Absence

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Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.  ~ Miguel de Cervantes

When my father died of a heart attack several years ago, my family was totally unprepared. I lived several states away at the time, and in all the confusion, shock and sadness that surrounded his sudden and unexpected death, some decisions were made in haste by other family members, with little or no opportunity for any input from me.

Caregiving and Hospice, January 31 - February 6, 2016

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

Lessons learned when a doctor's wife is hospitalized, http://j.mp/1nRRPq7 « The Washington Post

Advice to the Presidential Candidates on End-of-Life Care Issues, http://j.mp/1nQT88M « Pallimed

How Assumptions About Dying Can Negatively Affect Patient Care, http://j.mp/1KmNjcQ « Pallimed

Understanding and Managing Grief, January 31 - February 6, 2016

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

Grief is physical. http://j.mp/1PZRyYc « lifewithoutjudgment

Modern Loss' Grief Reads, http://j.mp/23PGY0h « Modern Loss

Adam Ruins Everything: How Funerals Completely Rip Us Off, http://j.mp/1St1hNA « SevenPonds Blog

Coping with Pet Loss, January 31 - February 6, 2016

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

Pet loss hotline has been offering support for 20 years, http://j.mp/20eC1t8 « Community Advocate

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In Grief: Finding New Love After The Death of A Spouse

A reader writes: I have insight into my growth through grief these past 2 years. At first it was a tight shell around me, I couldn't let anyone in. Now it's a softer cocoon. I empathize with newly bereaved in a way I never got before. I sit, I'm patient, I listen.

I feel room in my heart for a new life partner while maintaining my connection with my deceased husband. How did I get here? I met a guy, a widower, he gets it! He gets me. I get him. It's new, I'm hopeful. I miss my deceased husband daily and I'm "in like" with a new man. I have room in my heart yet it feels awkward -- and hopeful.

Marty, do you have resources on new love after bereavement? Your articles are always on target. Thanks, truly.  Read on here >>>