GOOD GRIEF The BellaOnline Bereavement Newsletter

New Moon November 2008 Issue
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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
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and click on the CONTACT button.
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Holidays after a death is difficult. There are many, though, who are in pain that is much less obvious. The newly married, foster kids, families in chaos, to name a few. Some survival suggestions are included.

THANKSGIVING 2008. Cue the Shark Music
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26010.asp

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

I’M HERE. NOW WHAT . How to make a hospital visit.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art22751.asp

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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.

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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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