Caregivers are compassionate individuals with hearts of gold. Their mission is to ensure their clients receive the utmost care in hospice or at-home care. However, dealing with the death of someone who has been under your care can be a profound and challenging experience. Navigating through the waves of grief and coming to terms with…
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If you or someone you care about is currently facing a terminal illness, feeling overwhelmed and scared of the prospect of saying goodbye can be normal. Anticipatory grief—experiencing pain associated with a death that has yet to happen—is something that many have had to grapple with in one way or another. Although no two people…
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Coping with the loss of a loved one is a trying and extremely emotional experience. Unfortunately, funerals can become a forum for family conflicts, as heightened emotions, unresolved issues, disagreements over the distribution of assets, and differing opinions on how to honor the deceased burst into the open. If your family dynamic has you anticipating…
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Caring for an aging or terminally ill loved one is emotionally draining and physically exhausting. One of the toughest aspects is discussing what to do after their death. When a person who has passed away hasn’t left instructions, families must make decisions about the disposition of the deceased’s body. Among these decisions is choosing between…
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Being a good friend to someone means showing up through thick and thin. Part of life includes losing people you love, and as a caregiver, your loved one or client might be the person experiencing grief. Here are three ways to support someone who is grieving a loss. Respect Their Process The first way to…
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At Caregiver Support Services, we fully understand that the death of a loved one can be a traumatic and debilitating event. The severity of the trauma can depend on the relationship you had with the deceased and the cause of death. People cope with loss in many different ways and experience a broad range of…
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The Journey of Grief: The Importance of a Survival Breath Imagine that you are sailing in open water on your way to a beautiful island. You have been traveling for a long time, but you finally catch a glimpse of the island off in the distance and feel a sense of relief that you are…
Read MoreGrief, loss, and caregiving: A Discussion with Stephanie Erickson and Dr. Eboni Green Stephanie Erickson- Author of the book Plan for Aging Well I’m Stephanie Erickson. I’m the author of the book Plan for Aging Well and a caregiving expert and a clinical social worker. Today, though, we’re not talking about fun, happy things,…
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One of the more grievous aspects of life is having to say goodbye to a loved one or client. Sometimes the loss is unexpected (due to an accident or an acute illness). In other instances, your loved one or client’s chronic condition contributes to a steady decline, resulting in his or her eventual passing. Either…
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Grief is an emotion that is not exclusively associated with losing someone you love. In fact, you may find that you experience grief when you change jobs, (i.e. retirement or being fired) or when there is a significant change in you or your loved one’s physical or mental health. For caregiver Donna O’Donnell Figurski, grief…
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