I am wondering if this might the most difficult task to write about because it is what I am doing now. The bereavement model that I have mentioned before describes this part as ‘emotionally relocating the deceased and moving on with life’. I don’t interpret that as forgetting but more like finding a way to acknowledge David and my shared [...]
I have already mentioned the theoretical model that makes sense to me and that the author writes of the four tasks the individual completes or achieves before mourning can be described as ‘over’. How long this takes is up to the bereaved person, for some, perhaps, it’s never over. I am trying to share how it has been for me. [...]
Theoretical knowledge and professional experience may have helped me with the first ‘task’ but did not help me with the next one. In fact, I think it hindered me. While referring to the tasks, I hope I am not giving the impression that I, or anyone else, works through them in numerical order. Because I didn’t and I doubt that [...]
Knowing its real It was two weeks off our fortieth wedding anniversary and Saturday morning. We had discussed our plans for the day and then my husband, David, left the house to go to the gym and died. It was as easy and as difficult as that. A few weeks later while visiting with me, a young friend complimented me on [...]
I am a self confessed idealistic person. I conform to the norms of the society. I hold on to the ideals that have influenced me since the day I was born. I prefer to choose the right thing rather than to be practical. And so with my perception about my family. I belong to an extended family. Living together with [...]
With St. Valentine's Day over with for another year, is your relationship still feeling like a bed of roses, or is it more like a bed of nails? Any long term relationship or marriage will have periods of highs, moments that take our breath away, moments when we live and breathe for our partner. These are the golden moments any [...]