Words from family and friends (Eulogies)
Eulogy means “good words”. And this is the place in a gathering for people to talk about the life and meaning of the person who has died. There is no one way to do this. In one case, the person had four children and several grandchildren. One grandchild from each of the four families spoke.…
10 books to help you help people in illness and loss.
The other day, someone on Twitter wrote to tell me that he shares “This is Hard” with people and asked, “What other books for chaplains do you recommend?” That’s a question for more that 140 characters. So I promised that I would write this post. I’m going to establish my own parameters for the list:…
“My friend died. This is hard, too.” Time to fill a research gap.
“I’m really curious about being helpful in the loss of a friend.” +++ Even the best designed research has gaps. One major bereavement research project wanted to know who people turn to most for support. They prepared questionnaires and had research packets sent out by funeral homes to people who had lost loved ones six to twenty-four…
Offering eulogies to the living.
After you walk out of the room after a vent withdrawal (or terminal wean or allowing natural death), the room gets pretty quiet. At one room, while the family was waiting for their matriarch to pass,she actually kicked them out of her room. Twice.Someone was by her bed, stroking her arm: “Quit petting me,”Her family…
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Being Helpful in Loss 