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Ross identified five stages of the
grieving process: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, and
acceptance.
Clark, chaplain of SouthernCare
Hospice in Kalamazoo, also notes,
"The way a person grieves is as
unique as the person who is dying or
who has died."
happening. Clark says, "Denial often
precedes the actual death and can
occur when admitted to hospice
care."
me?' is sometimes directed at people
who are trying to help. "Patients
or family have become angry at us
for `forcing the issue of death' upon
them," she states.
pray, `If you save this person, I'll do
this and this and this.'"
deep sadness. It's not wanting to get
up in the morning. It's aches and
pains that cause a person not to want
to move," says Clark.
Brenda adds, "Even after acceptance,
people might go back through all or
some stages again."
grieving friend. "It's important that
a person who has suffered a loss
be able to say their story over and
over, and the grieving person needs
someone to listen without comment
in order to work through it and
diminish it to a less prominent place."
grief often elicits "common responses
to anything that makes a signifi-
cant impact and changes your life."
Major events include death of a loved
one, of course, but also divorce or
any kind of loss, including that of a
home, job, good health, and even the
loss of dependency on a drug or an
unhealthy habit.
depended on or were connected to, or
when you lose something you wish
you could have depended on or be
connected to." For the latter scenario,
she cites an example of an adopted
child who seeks his or her biological
mother only to find the mother is
deceased or doesn't want to see the
child. "This is grief for the wish to
depend on and be connected," Miller
explains.
of them at a young age, identifies the
common grief responses as reduced
concentration or lack of focus, mental
numbness or "just going through the
to Grieve