Julie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in end of life care, hospice and bereavement: providing education, support,and healing to patients and those who care about them.
My sister, mother's Power of Attorney, decided that she is going to put our mom in a nursing home. What can we...
How do you deal with your feelings of resentment when your siblings don’t help?
How do you deal with the loss of your parents after caregiving?
How do you deal with your feelings of resentment when your siblings don’t help?
Is it wrong for me to pre-arrange mom’s funeral without my siblings input?
Can a health care facility move a patient with dementia who falls out of bed, needs help to eat, cannot walk f...
I lost my dad this past year. How can I get through the holidays without him?
I too lost my dad and his absence is always so apparent during the holidays. The responses to your post are all wonderful and contain great ideas. The common theme is to continue the relationship, keeping his memory alive by retelling his story, continuing the difference he made during his lifetime, being around supportive people who honor your grieving process. You will always miss your dad but the journey is more gentle if you embrace and honor the relationship rather than suppress your memories and personal grief process. Everyone is different and it is wise to monitor and do what serves you.
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