Grief Course ~ Bereavement Information Death

The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey

Understand the nature of grief and its potential impact on all aspects of your life: physical, financial, emotional, social and spiritual. Learn how to move through grief actively and make the process of mourning a healing one. Find support and guidance in dealing with the many facets of grief.
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August 2006

Dear Marty,

I have been the beneficiary of your excellent grief course since last December. The previous summer of 2005, I lost my father and my job.

This July 10 my faithful dog, Sam, died at age 15. Thanks to your grief course I feel am grieving him and the previous losses in a healthy way. I attend daily mass at a wonderful Catholic university nearby, the University of Portland, which I have been doing most of the year and prior to the loss of my dog. This has been a source of tremendous comfort and strength as well.

I was recently hired for a part-time job, made some decisions to stay put and to remodel existing living space... Thanks to you, I was able to make these decisions independent of the advice of friends and with confidence and clarity and restraint, knowing I am in a vulnerable time of life. I have laid low deliberately and this has paid off.

I have not run from grief, I have abstained from large changes and the temptation to "escape" by moving or hooking up with someone in an unhealthy relationship. I ran a marathon for Team In Training (to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) in honor of my parents this past June. In July, my dog died. I have refrained from replacing him with a new puppy or rescue dog.

Thanks to your wisdom in your grief course I am at peace with my remodeled apartment, two cats, and a new job. My faith is strong and I have come to love a new Catholic campus community which is a quiet refuge from a harsh, fast-paced world.

I may or may not take your pet loss course. I believe I have gained so much wisdom from your "human" grief course it is enough to carry me through the loss of my treasured English Setter, Sam.

I will DEFINITELY recommend www.griefhealing.com to friends in grief.

Peace to you and God Bless,

Diane Kahl
Portland, Oregon