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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

GeriPal

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. A great website for dealing with loss and grief : refugeingrief.com. Loss is the thing that triggers grief and then we talk about grief.

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As Covid Slogs On, Seniors Find Fortitude Waning and Malaise Growing

Chicago Caregiving

Beth Spencer, 73, a recently retired social worker who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her 90-year-old husband, is grappling with similar feelings during this typically challenging Midwestern winter. Watch for signs that they are withdrawing from social contact or shutting down emotionally, Olsen says.

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Great Expectations

Chicago Caregiving

You don’t need any assistance and can meet all of your retirement dreams and travel everywhere,” says Sarah Jackson, a social worker with North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. . Taking time to care for herself, feeling gratitude for what she has, and staying grounded in the present also helps, she says. .

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Hospice for Dementia

Shining Light Hospice

The signs are more obvious as they can interfere with work, socialization, and daily function. Patients will have difficulty remembering current events as well as their own personal past history. Patients may forget even their closest loved one’s names, memories shared in a lifetime, current and past events, and even where they are.

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