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Anticipatory Grief and Mourning

Extended illness, disability, severe accidental injury, a terminal diagnosis, or the aging and decline of an elderly family member can produce anticipatory grief. We are reacting and continually adapting not only to an expected loss, but to all the losses -- past, present, and future -- we encounter in that experience. These cumulative losses can shatter our assumptive world, cause us great confusion and challenge our most basic spiritual and philosophical beliefs. The resulting grief can affect us physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially and spiritually. Here we will comfort and support one another as we identify, confront and mourn these many losses.

228 topics in this forum

  1. Your Support Matters!

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 638 views

  2. anticipating grief 1 2

    By jacqui8,
    • 41 replies
    • 582 views

  3. Bad News-About My Mom -Cancer diagnosis

    By lattiee,
    • 3 replies
    • 183 views

  4. It hurts to breathe

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other

  5. I think I am in the WRONG place

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other

  6. Fear, Worry, and Aging

    By Miss Ngu,   
    • 5 replies
    • 146 views

  7. Complicated relationship with Brother whom has cancer

    By Ssister,
    • 3 replies
    • 133 views

  8. Need advice on how to stay afloat while dealing with anticipatory grief

    By Frigy,   
    • 2 replies
    • 260 views

  9. It started in 2015

    By Brooke H.,
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views

  10. My grandfather's cancer is eating away at him, and me

    By Jake0808,   
    • 2 replies
    • 399 views

  11. Anticipatory grief and staying strong for my family

    By Elliot,   
    • 3 replies
    • 349 views

  12. Struggling to Cope with Grandma's Sudden Illness

    By Pitti,   
    • 2 replies
    • 220 views

  13. Time

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Parent or Grandparent

  14. I miss my grandmother, but she is in the next room.

    By JodiandGrandma,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  15. I can’t cope with dad’s terminal cancer

    By Katelemon,
    • 6 replies
    • 615 views

  16. Trouble With Accepting

    By llandis112,
    • 4 replies
    • 593 views

  17. Grandmother is my best friend

    By jepkiki,
    • 2 replies
    • 334 views

  18. Never had to deal with death. Please help

    By Catherin,
    • 3 replies
    • 439 views

  19. In Denial?

    By MamasGirl59,   
    • 5 replies
    • 382 views

  20. Can’t believe this is happening (again)

    By MamasGirl59,
    • 7 replies
    • 429 views

  21. Anticipatory grief and “after” grief

    By Cinderella,
    • 1 reply
    • 489 views

  22. Taboo subject?

    By Selfloathing,
    • 10 replies
    • 569 views

  23. Diagnosed with same disease that one brother died from

    By MTNSIDE,
    • 1 reply
    • 282 views

  24. Loving an alcoholic

    By Fran Hankins,
    • 6 replies
    • 421 views

  25. Webinar: Coping with Anticipatory Grief 7/28/2020

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 360 views
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