Anticipatory Grief
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We’re talking about the losses along the way
Pediatric psychologist Nancy Frumer Styron describes the grief that occurs upon diagnosis suggesting that there will be a loss: grieving the things that aren’t going to happen (school, graduation, marriage). Symptoms include anxiety, anger, deep sadness.
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We’re talking about the losses along the way
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I was drowning in grief but trying to avoid it.
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We all had imaginations about what it would mean to be an aunt and uncle; when we learned her diagnosis, it was a clarification of priority.
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A social worker - It is important to name the emotions as grief.
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Writing as healing, during her life and in bereavement: “It forced us to be with our Grief … And now it’s a portal to her.”
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In the Room: Processing Anticipatory Grief and Reframing Hopes and Expectations
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The early months post-diagnosis: grief, therapy, identity
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It’s important to remind ourselves we’ve come a long way; we’ve gotten stronger.
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Going from palliative care nurse to palliative mom: A new appreciation for grief and caregiver needs.
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Archived In the Zoom Room: Grief as a Superpower - A conversation with mom and author Maria Kefalas
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Delivering the diagnosis to her mother: “I wanted to control the blast because I was the epicenter.”
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Mom to Grandma “I remember us talking about how you were stronger than I was giving you credit for.”
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A mom on how having two healthy older children helped her get through.
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Beginning parenthood in the NICU: There wasn’t enough support for us.
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Some people want to look, some people don't
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Parenting a Medically Complex Child: Grieving Before & After (bereavement)
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A conversation about Anticipatory Grief
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A mom: “No matter how blindsided you feel, you will get through it. You are strong enough.”
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With the diagnosis comes the need to DO SOMETHING! (CLN2 / Batten)
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Anticipatory Grief Part 2: A conversation between 2 moms
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Parenting a Medically Complex Child: Finding support from bereaved parents.
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I wanted Stuart to stand on the cliff with me and he had a different strategy.
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Choosing Resiliency in the Face of Adversity: Blyth Lord, Sheryl Sandberg and Becky Benson
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Your day-to-day life can be a happy place even though your child is going to die.
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I was scared of losing him. I was scared of him not have a quality of life.
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