Tag: loss

How to Cope with Caregiver Grief: A Q&A with Bishop John Abdalah

.Reading time 14 minutes.

Grief is a normal, healthy response to any loss or perceived change. Sometimes, when there are multiple losses, untimely losses (in the case of younger people), losses that involve loss of income or involve children, grief can be complicated. As caregivers, we mourn the losses of our loved one as they lose various physical functions, […]

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The Hope Thief – It Wasn’t What I Thought it Would Be

.Reading time 4 minutes.

When dealing with a progressive, life-long condition, especially if you’re “close” to the situation (like a caregiver, parent, spouse, or child), sometimes you attribute the loss of hope to the actual disease itself. Over the past two years, I’ve realized that for us, the hope thief is actually the loss of functionality. My darling husband […]

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