Grief: Type 4

The last person you expect to meet could be the person you become as a griever: The Bulldozer. One thing I believe that all grievers have in common is the desire for the pain of grief to end. Sometimes that means they wish it backwards by dwelling in the past and other times they wish […]

Type 3: The Critic

In the previous blog post, I talked about 2 of the 4 types of people that Grieving persons will encounter during their journey on the road to recovery. You can find that article HERE. This week, we’ll talk about one of the last two types of people you will meet as a person who is […]

2 of the 4 Types of People Grievers Meet

There are 4 types of people you will encounter as someone who is grieving: The Empath The Telepath The Critic The Bulldozer In this post, we are going to cover the first two. The last two will come in following posts. THE EMPATH There will be those who understand completely what you are […]

Grief: Survivors Guilt

“If I die,” Sam told me from his hospital bed, “I want you to be okay.” “You’re not going to die.” I told him. Though he probably couldn’t hear me, even with his CI (Cochlear Implant) on. It was always hard for him to hear when he was distracted, and he was very distracted at […]

Grief: Degrees of Grief

Before you start reading this particular blog post, maybe you’d like to read the real time experience of my grief at: http://www.adeafinthefamily.com . At that site, both Sam and I wrote blog posts. It was OUR site. It was about OUR life. When he died, I started to write letters to him there, experimented with […]