ENDO Messages for December, 2000: (Debbie H.) TipWorld's Women's Health GRIEF, LOSS, AND GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS

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From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Dec 22 09:40:45 2000

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Debbie, Thought you could use this dealing with the holidays with your mom. And also to anyone else who has lost loved ones. All my love...

Merry Christmas!! Kelly K. ;o) "The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart." ~Helen Keller~ "I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!" ~Charles Dickens~

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TODAY'S TIP: GRIEF, LOSS, AND GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS
by Barbara Self, MSN, CRNP
The holidays are a time of joy and a time of sharing love and laughter, but
they may also be a time of emptiness, loneliness, and sadness. The loss of a
loved one gives the holidays a different feeling, for things are not as they
once were.
To help get through the difficult weeks ahead, keep these things in mind:
* Your loved one would not want you to grieve in an unhealthy manner.
* Your loved one would want you to celebrate the holidays as you always did.
* Your loved one is always in your heart.
* You are still alive and you have work to do and lives to touch.

In addition, you might consider ways to ease what is already a stressful
time:
* Simplify the holiday process and focus on the reason for the season.
* Talk about your feelings.
* Surround yourself with loving family and friends.
* Realize that you have experienced a loss.
* Remember the good times.
* Keep a tradition your loved one enjoyed alive (colored lights or attending
a church service).

If you find yourself struggling during these times, ask for help.
Grief counselors are available in many communities.

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Barbara Self is a Master's prepared Family Nurse Practitioner living
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in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a single working parent with three
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daughters, and she is working on an MBA degree. She is very active in
community programs pertaining to women and children. You can reach
Barbara at barbaraself@prodigy.net
The information in Women's Health Tip of the Day is intended only to help
you better understand women's health issues. It is not intended to replace
the advice of a health care professional. If you read something in a tip
that contradicts what your health care professional recommends, TAKE YOUR
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S ADVICE, NOT OURS.

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