Book contents
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- 27 I Don’t Want to Go Downstairs!
- 28 How NOT to Be Afraid of Dying and Ensure that Your Family Remembers Your Death as a Peaceful One
- 29 Only Two Things
- 30 Grief and Loss
- 31 Living to Make a Difference
- 32 The Great Leveler
- 33 View from the Mountain
- 34 The Healing Power of Nature
- 35 The Best Place in the World to Grow Old
- 36 From Revolution to Pandemic
- 37 The Power of Positivity
- 38 An Incredible Journey
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
30 - Grief and Loss
Normal Parts of Aging. Not to Be Missed
from Part IV - Caring For Your Soul
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2023
Book contents
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- 27 I Don’t Want to Go Downstairs!
- 28 How NOT to Be Afraid of Dying and Ensure that Your Family Remembers Your Death as a Peaceful One
- 29 Only Two Things
- 30 Grief and Loss
- 31 Living to Make a Difference
- 32 The Great Leveler
- 33 View from the Mountain
- 34 The Healing Power of Nature
- 35 The Best Place in the World to Grow Old
- 36 From Revolution to Pandemic
- 37 The Power of Positivity
- 38 An Incredible Journey
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
Summary
Death is a normal part of life. Grief is a normal part of life. Consider it a privilege to grieve—it means you have loved well. Grief will hit you in waves. It is normal for this to last for months. Chapter answers four important questions: 1. What is normal grief? 2. When should I worry about my symptoms? 3. How long will grief last? 4. How can I prepare for the loss of someone with a life-limiting illness? We can continue to feel grief even after we have completely recovered from the loss. Most importantly, don’t go through your grief alone.
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- The Gift of AgingGrowing Older with Purpose, Planning and Positivity, pp. 211 - 215Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023