Coping with Loss and Grief

Caregivers experience loss and grief in many ways.  A caregiver may not be able to do things that she used to enjoy.  She may not be able to travel as much, spend time with family and friends, or do other things she enjoyed doing.  It is important to remember that coping with loss and grief will keep you healthy and happy.  

Caregivers may also experience loss and grief when the individual they were caring for passes on.  It is important to develop a strong support network of family and friends to help you grieve your loss.

The National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Library of Medicine service called MEDLINEplus provides comprehensive information on coping and stress.

• Caregiver Stress (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Caregiving and Depression (Family Caregiver Alliance)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Caring for the Caregiver (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• Laughter and Medicine: How Humor Can Help You Heal (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Respite: What Caregivers Need Most (Administration on Aging)
• When Aging Parents Move in: Harmonious Living is Possible (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Living With Grief: Alzheimer’s Disease