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Grief and Bereavement

Archives for June 2010

Sleeping and eating
Is it normal to have difficulty eating and sleeping after a death? In the last few months of Don's life I dropped 22 pounds. That's what happens to me when I'm upset; I can look at a lot of food and not eat it. I'm forcing myself to eat something so I haven't lost any more weight lately. It fluctuates by a pound up and…
One Giant Step...
Well I am about to take the first real step in the moving on process....yesterday I became employed....first time in almost two years...when I stopped working we had hopes of enjoying the golden years together...and well that just didn't happen...my first day is this coming Friday I took a position doing acutal patient…
Triple Whammy
Yesterday was a triple whammy for me. It was that day again, the 20th of the month. I lost Doug on that date eight months ago. It was also our first Fathers Day without him and my birthday. We got to my son's home after midnight, early Sunday morning. I decided to spend the night rather than driving home. When we got up…
NCI Stages of Grief for Cancer Patients and Their Families
Here is a link from the National Cancer Institute on the stages of grief for cancer patients and their families: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/bereavement/Patient/allpages#Section_11 Here is another excellent article dealing with the specific stages of grief experienced by cancer patients written by…
Dont know what for breakfast, Is organic peanut butter or organic strawberry good for us?
what are your thoughts and what can I eat for breakfast. I am juicing and using the lemon drink, but does not feel enough. Thanks June
My dying mother.
I am currently watching my mother die. I am 22 years old and just graduated from college 4 days ago. I have so many different emotions that its very difficult to sort through them all. This all happened so fast. In February, my mom was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma when she went in to have a benign lump…
Neulasta!
My mom went to her regular one week after chemo visit to the Onc to check her blood and white cells, she was low in her white blood cells! Dr said she is at 1.9 and she is supposed to be at atleast 4.0! he said she needed to receive the neulasta shot but my mom refused to take it because it is too much for her, she…
looking for someone to talk to who lost a mother
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 1/2 years ago, and she passed away may 22nd, 2010 i am 25 and it has been very hard because i also lost my father 2 years ago in a accident which was a complete shock since he was completely healthy. I was just looking for someone to talk to who can relate to losing a mother?? I…
Stepping Cautiously Towards Some Normalcy
Well I am making some cautious efforts towards re-starting my "new" life. My reason for doing these things now is that I want to be solidly on my new path before the two month anniversary of Bill's death is upon me. I have reduced the ties with his daughter...who has been both an emotional and financial drain on me....this…

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