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	The Latest News The administrators and moderators may post articles and news tidbits here. In addition, if you are a member, send your news to a moderator for approval. Please do not use this as a forum for marketing or advertisement. Such posts will be removed. Forum Led by: Admin	48	0	Yesterday, 05:36 AM In: Trust By: MartyT

Specific Bereavement

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Anticipatory Grief and Mourning Extended illness, disability, severe accidental injury, a terminal diagnosis, or the aging and decline of an elderly family member can produce anticipatory grief. We are reacting and continually adapting not only to an expected loss, but to all the losses -- past, present, and future -- we encounter in that experience. These cumulative losses can shatter our assumptive world, cause us great confusion and challenge our most basic spiritual and philosophical beliefs. The resulting grief can affect us physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially and spiritually. Here we will comfort and support one another as we identify, confront and mourn these many losses.	5	49	Yesterday, 10:24 AM In: Free Caregiving Workshops O... By: MartyT
Behaviors in Bereavement Been wondering if you are crazy? Forgetting the day or the time of day? Missing appointments? Not sleeping or eating properly? These are all normal and natural responses to grief. Share your experience with others. Forum Led by: MartyT	396	3,609	Yesterday, 07:43 PM In: Should I Have Set Up The Fa... By: STARKISS
Loss of an Infant, Child or Grandchild There is nothing so wrenching as the death of a child, regardless of the child's age. This forum brings together those who have experienced such a loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss and the death of a child or grandchild. Forum Led by: MartyT	94	380	Yesterday, 05:08 PM In: Worldwide Candle Lighting By: STARKISS
Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other When a partner, significant other, husband, or wife dies, life changes completely. Your identity is now different, and your entire world may have been turned upside down. Here you can share your thoughts, feelings and reactions with others whose experiences may be similar to your own. Forum Led by: MartyT	941	8,525	Yesterday, 10:33 PM In: 45 Days Since I Lost My Wife By: DesertBob
Loss of a Parent or Grandparent In our society, the death of a parent or grandparent is assumed to be part of the 'Natural Order of Things.' Tell that to the son, daughter or grandchild who has just lost his or her best friend. Loving (and, perhaps, conflictual) relationships with a parent over many years cement a bond not so easily broken when death occurs. Forum Led by: MartyT	637	4,147	Yesterday, 07:49 PM In: I Am Not Strong Enough For ... By: STARKISS
Loss of a Sibling or Twin Special issues arise when our brother or sister dies, no matter how old we are at the time. We may feel as if part of our own identity is lost. Whatever part our sibling would have played in our future is lost as well, casting a bittersweet shadow over everything that happens to us regardless of how wonderful it may be. Because our sibling is our peer, we’re suddenly acutely aware of our own mortality, and we may be wondering how many years of living we have left. We may blame ourselves for our sibling’s death, or even feel guilty for being the surviving child. We may suddenly feel totally alone in our responsibilities toward our parents as they grow older – or feel somehow obligated to set aside our own grief for our parents’ sake, as well as for the other family members our sibling has left behind. In this forum we are not alone; we can connect with others who’ve endured this special kind of loss. Forum Led by: MartyT	86	246	Apr 23 2008, 08:06 PM In: I Don't Understand By: LadyLuck13
Loss of a Pet Companion animals offer a kind of loyalty, devotion and unconditional love that cannot be found in the more complicated relationships we have with relatives, friends and neighbors. Pain over the loss of a beloved pet is as natural as the pain we'd feel over the loss of any significant relationship -- but sometimes the loss of a special animal is trivialized by others as insignificant, as if you don't have a legitimate right to grieve. Here you'll find the understanding, comfort and support you need and deserve. Forum Led by: MartyT	364	1,624	Today, 04:29 AM In: Brutus The Wonder Dog By: STARKISS

Grief and Loss

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Teens Talking To Teens Grief and loss for adolescents is a thing unto itself. It's not necessarily a place for adults to jump in. What needs to be said is often better said teen-to-teen. Use this forum, Teens, and call on us adults if you need us; otherwise, this is your group. Just remember, you have to be 13 years or older to be here, or younger with permission of an adult.	23	56	Apr 23 2008, 10:57 AM In: Grief Support For College S... By: MartyT
Poetry of Grief & Loss Sometimes the pain is so great that simple words do not suffice. Poetry can evoke emotions in ways that prose cannot. Take a look at some the poetry members have contributed.	85	107	May 14 2008, 09:40 AM In: New Song.. By: STARKISS
General Grief & Loss Topics This is an area where you can dicuss topics around death, loss, and bereavement in general.	104	827	Yesterday, 01:28 PM In: Family Friend By: STARKISS
Grief Gone Wild This forum is reserved for those young people participating in this summer's "Grief Gone Wild" wilderness experience for grieving teens.	3	5	Jul 28 2007, 08:22 PM In: Hey! How Is Every1? By: Marcus

Tributes and Remembrances

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Honoring a Spouse, Partner, Significant Other Here is a space to pay tribute to the person who has died. Use this area to write something that the rest of us might read.	25	36	Apr 6 2008, 08:08 AM In: Thankyou By: jathh
Honoring a Lost Child Here is a space to pay tribute to the person who has died. Use this area to write something that the rest of us might read.	11	9	Dec 26 2006, 03:40 PM In: Balloons 4 Healing Project By: STARKISS
Honoring the Dead Here is a space to pay tribute to the person who has died. Use this area to write something that the rest of us might read.	26	65	May 14 2008, 05:14 PM In: My Dad By: STARKISS

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