My Grief, My Experience

By Anthony Akinlolu

Human mortality is real and unavoidable. The death of a beloved is an irreparable loss that leaves the bereaved with deep sense of emptiness, emotional crumbliness, speechlessness and confusion. The loss of a beloved can sometimes feel like an earthquake of highest magnitude which shakes up the core of one’s being. Some may feel as though

• Language: English
• Publisher: LitFire Publishing
• Release date: Feb 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781646740673

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My Grief, My Experience

Bereavement & Care For The Breaved

Copyright © 2019 by Anthony Akinlolu

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Contents

Dying with Dignity – A Basic Human Right

Bereavement – The Bereaved

When the Journey begins…

Grief & Loss– Meaning

The Five Stages of Loss & Grief

Common Reactions to Grief

Grief Reactions: Thought Patterns (Cognitive)

Grief Reactions: Physical Sensations

Grief Reactions: Emotions

Grief Reactions: Behavioral

Grief Reactions: Spiritual

Grief & Hope

The Six Needs of Grief

The One Who Wears the Shoes…

Final Goodbye… Didn’t realize it!

Figments – ALL that’s Left

References

When I Think of Death

When I think of death, and of late the idea has come with alarming frequency,

I seem at peace with the