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On Grief and Grieving Book Review

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Dealing with the loss of a child is exhausting. After reading On Grief and Grieving by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler I understand why. Grieving is hard work.
I never knew there was so much to deal with.
First the authors outline five stages of grief:

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

I think that last one is misnamed. I would call it Resignation. [...]

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My First Compassionate Friends Meeting

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I always take off from work several days before the Christmas break. I did so this year too.
So I was able to go to a meeting of The Compassionate Friends at our local chapter in Frankfort KY last night.  This is one of the more active chapters going. They hold a meeting twice each month. [...]

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Compassionate Friends

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Grief Support After the Death of a Child
“The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see [...]

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Quit Kissing My Ashes Review

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I don’t remember how I stumbled onto this book. I guess I was looking for some hints on dealing with grief.
Certainly the thought that our son isn’t really dead is a nice one. That our physical death is just the transformation into another phase of our life.
Stop Kissing My Ashes – A Mother’s Journey Through [...]

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