1. Life
2. End of Life

Help me sort through my own grief

• Interview - Talking With Jamieson Haverkampf

  Mom Minus Dad author Jamieson Haverkampf offers advice -- and more than 500 resources -- for family caregivers to newly widowed parents.

• Article - How to Write a Meaningful Eulogy

  How to Write a Meaningful Eulogy. Giving a eulogy for a parent who has recently died isn't easy, but it's something you'll never regret doing.

• Article - How to Deliver a Eulogy for Your Parent

  How to celebrate your parent's life with a eulogy. How to prepare a eulogy, including do's and don’ts for writing an authentic tribute to your parent.

• Checklist - 8 Ways to Prepare Your Young Child for a Grandparent's Death

  8 Ways to Prepare Your Child for a Grandparent's Death. Help your child by talking openly about death and let them spend time with the grandparent.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Alzheimer's Caregivers' #1 Challenge

  A new survey of Alzheimer's caregivers reveals that daily care isn't the worst of it. Grief is.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Two months after my father-in-law's passing, my mother-in-law with dementia no longer recognizes my wife. What could have triggered this?

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• Question - How do I get over the pain of unexpectedly losing my 30 year-old daughter?

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• Question - How do I help my mother cope with my father's death?

  The best way to help your mother grieve your father's death may be by helping her recall the good memories.

• Question - When is it expected for a living spouse to be social again?

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• Question - Could odd behaviors mean Frontotemporal dementia?

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• Question - What is the meaning of dying?

  The raw time after a parent's death can be a rich time to ponder the bigger questions of life.

Tips & Reflections

• Reflection - What I Wish I'd Known: David Kuhl

  David Kuhl, author of What Dying People Want, reflects on why parents need to have meaningful discussions with their children before they die.