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The Cultural Barriers of Care for African Americans

In honor of this Black History Month, it is important to discuss the history of serious illness/end of life care such as palliative and hospice care, and the opportunities to improve care for those...

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Understanding and Coping with COVID-19 Grief

The global pandemic has brought the citizens of the world to a halt, with an uncertain future and great loss. The virus COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus that has not...

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Comprehending Brain Death

The concept of Brain Death is often difficult for families and loved ones to come to terms with when dealing with a tragic loss. There are many challenges when diagnosing Brain Death, and also not...

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Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

Palliative care is a specialized medical care for people facing serious and chronic illnesses. HIV/AIDS is now an acute illness rather than a chronic illness because of new medicines, such as HAART,...

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Understanding Complicated Grief

The important thing to know about grief, is that while it can feel awful, it is a healthy adaptive process of healing. It is your brain’s way of making sense of the loss and it helps us to learn what...

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Guest Blog Post: Lizzie, By Mark Murphy

Introduction From the American Academy of Bereavement: The death of a child is an incomprehensible and devastating loss. Grief for parents is lifelong, becoming the connection between parent and...

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Memorial Day and Bereavement

In Memoriam… In memory of, to honor the memory of those who have come before or have fallen. These words are powerful in nature and quite often, elicit a sobering effect on those who hear or see them....

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Grieving the Loss of a Parent to Suicide

Losing a parent is one of the hardest things anyone can go through.  Sometimes you can prepare yourself for the inevitable such as old age, declining health, or a long-lasting illness.  Sometimes a...

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Understanding and Avoiding Comfort Shopping While Grieving

  Comfort shopping, otherwise known as retail therapy or compulsive shopping, is becoming a lot more common with all the advances in technology.  With the click of a button, you can have food,...

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