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Thanks Karen for posting this article from BrainLine on the Stroke Foundation Facebook page.

Grief is most often associated with death. While it is true that the death of a loved one (family member, friend, or pet) and, at times, the death of people we do not know will catapult us into the grief journey, death is not the only cause of grief. Although death is an important reason, there are other losses in life that we also need to grieve. These too are life-changing and will solicit the same grief responses as death does. Read more.

A great article and relevant to any sort of loss

It was interesting to read about "layers of loss", nearly 5 years post-stroke and I know I have grieved for different things at various times over those years. It was also interesting that my husband and family were going through the varying stages of grief while I was at other stages. In the weeks following my stroke, I was optimistic and handling the challenges with the support of the hospital staff while my husband and family were grieving the loss of the wife/daughter they knew. It wasn't until later that I grieved for myself, my lost abilities, my lost memories. There are some things I have come to an acceptance of, and other things I am still angry, depressed or in denial about. A thought-provoking article.

And how these layers are complicated by people's difficulty to communicate or other traumas in life. It is very important to recognise individuals own personal experience.

Acknowledgement that we are each doing it our way.

Yes a great article!