GOOD GRIEF The BellaOnline Bereavement Newsletter

Half Moon November 2008 Issue
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Where has this year gone? One thing that makes it seem to pass so quickly is that there’s a holiday every week. Or so it seems. But now we have THE holidays looming. Do they make you sad, irritated? Does it throw you into a tizzy that radio stations are already all Christmas music? Are you already getting guilt trips to attend Hanuukah dinner? Let Bella help.

I HATE HOLIDAYS
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53248.asp

Write to Jaci: http://bereavement.bellaonline.com/Site.asp

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Oh no, someone is in the hospital. I hate hospitals. Should I go visit? Even if the person is unconscious? What about that smell? Will I get sick if I go? How long should I stay? I don’t know what to do when I get to the room. I don’t like the sight of tubes, machines, blood, phlegm, stitches. Can I bring the kids? What should I bring to the patient? Is food okay? Will I get lost in the hospital? Is there parking? Bathrooms? How can we visit, with people in and out all the time? Can I just call instead? Let the new series of articles help you.

HOW TO MAKE A HOSPITAL VISIT. Can I get a root canal instead?
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art16079.asp

WHAT YOU BRING. How to make a hospital visit.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art20639.asp

Other articles will follow on different aspects of this issue.
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When you’re all done with these articles on BellaOnline, please take some time to find the November 08 issue of Reader’s Digest. Among its jewels, find an article titled BEYOND TRAGEDY by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. She is Bobby’s daughter, and speaks to survival amidst overwhelming loss. She’s an expert!

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Are you estranged from a family member? A child? I would like to hear your story, and possibly interview those who are willing to share. Please write to me
http://bereavement.bellaonline.com/Site.asp

and click on the CONTACT button.

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Please share these articles on topics that affect far too many of us these days.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE. So Many Deaths. Nothing to Bury But Feelings.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35152.asp

JOB LOSS GRIEF - The Elephant in the Living Room
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art12924.asp

THE GRIEF OF FINANCIAL DISASTER. Definitely a Death in the Family.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art18434.asp

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If you have a question, or would like to see some topics included in the articles, please contact the editor. It takes a Village to heal. So come, my Village People! Let's reach out to each other. We can heal the planet.
(you have the YMCA song in your head now, don't you? =) )
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Many people have questions about death, dying, grief, sadness, depression. It's not something we speak of openly in our culture. The Bereavement Page is a safe place to ask anonymously. Not only will you get an answer personally if you click on "Contact Editor", but a full length feature article may be written so we can all learn.

http://bereavement.bellaonline.com/Site.asp
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Whether or not you are part of a faith community, you are welcome to the grief support groups offered there. Check them out. If you need encouragement to go, write the Editor! We'll all get through this together. You are not alone. You're just a few clicks away from a circle of support. Glad to have you.

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Please feel free to pass this along to friends and family. Bellaonline never shares their addresses.

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Rev. Jaclin Meade Scott, Bereavement Editor
Home Page http://bereavement.bellaonline.com/Site.asp


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