The nature of the death and perception of the quality of the relationship greatly influences the grief experience. The feeling of loss may be felt earlier during the caregiving of your loved one prior to death. Sources of stress of the spouse/partner may encompass additional family, financial, legal struggles on top of post-care giver exhaustion and the deep ache of absence. The death of the spouse/partner can dramatically reorganize social networks. There will be a path and process towards regaining a sense of balance and in reclaiming oneself.
Grief never ends…but it changes
It's a passage, not a place to stay.
Grief is not a sign of weakness,
Nor a lack of faith.
It is the price of love.
- Unknown
Events Representing Loss
March
Pregnancy after Loss Awareness MonthApril
Worldwide Bereaved Spouse MonthMay
2nd Sunday Mother's DayJune
3rd Sunday Father's DayJuly
Bereaved Parents Awareness MonthAugust
30th – Grief Awareness Day
Grief Awareness Month
Make a Will MonthSeptember
10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
Suicide Awareness Week (dates vary each year)
Suicide Awareness MonthNovember
3rd Thursday – Children's Grief Awareness Day
Home Care and Hospice Month
Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Children and Teens' Grief Awareness MonthDecember
1st – World AIDS DaySourced from AidsNet.Org
Resources
Books for Bereaved Partners
- A Grief Observed by C.S Lewis
- Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner (Comfort for Grieving Hearts: The Series) by Gary Roe
- Grief Day By Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss by Jan Warner
- It's OK That You're Not Okay by Megan Devine
- I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (A Compassionate Grief Recovery Book) by Brook Noel
