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When is the Best Time to Seek Bereavement Services?
Perhaps you have a loved one in hospice right now, or maybe your loved one has recently passed. In either case, you are grieving and you need support. Bereavement services in Alameda County can help immensely, whether you choose to…
Professional Bereavement Services Can Be a Life Saver
Whether you are facing an impending loss of a loved one in hospice or you have just experienced that loss, you may feel alone in your grief as you navigate a life without them. It may feel as though you…
Getting Back to Normal After a Loss
Loss can be soul-crushing and gut-wrenching, but at some point, things start to stabilize a bit and you’re faced with a “new normal.” By normal, we don’t mean you forget your loved one and are happy as a clam. What…
Demystifying the Process of Grief
There is nothing mysterious about grief. It’s a very real emotion, and it’s one of the most common experienced by human beings. Most grief goes through set stages, sometimes in order and sometimes not. Other types of grief linger for…
Why Grief Continues Even Years Later
Grief isn’t a one-and-done emotion. It’s not static, unmoving, fixed or defined. Rather, people tend to flow in and out of grief, some hit hardest at the beginning, with grief evening out over time. Others are in a state of…
Don’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss Dark Humor
Dark humor: you see it in movies, on TV and you even use it to joke around with close friends. But dark humor when going through palliative care? Why not? It can help break the tension and lead to a…
Bereavement May Compound the Symptoms of Chronic Illnesses
It’s bad enough if you are suffering from grief after the loss of a loved one, but when you also suffer from a chronic illness, bereavement may actually worsen your symptoms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day takes place in May,…
Patient Safety at End of Life
As a patient nears the end of life, safety is a main concern due to their progressing illness, weakness, fatigue, and limited mobility. In honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week this March, we will delve into the issue of patient…
Are Grief and Bereavement the Same Thing?
Many people use the words grief and bereavement interchangeably, but it turns out they mean slightly different things. It’s hard to process or accept when a loved one dies. While death brings an end to your loved one’s suffering, yours…
First Steps to Conquer Overwhelming Grief
Grief is a multi-layered emotion. It can creep up on us slowly, it can hit us in the face, it can be a burden we carry every day on our shoulders. To be sure, grief can be unbearable and overwhelming…
