When a loved one dies, whether sudden or from a long term illness, there are a myriad of emotions experienced. Waves of overwhelming sadness may overcome you at the oddest of times, periods of peace knowing your loved one is no longer in pain may give you comfort, and even times of anger that they aren’t with you anymore. Some people find comfort in reading about other people’s journey through grief, and some may need help to get through grief, to understand it more. These 5 books might provide a source of comfort for you. Click on the title of the book for more information.
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief is a page a day book that provides readings on loss, strength, inspiration and comfort.
In Permission to Mourn: A New Way To Do Grief, the author Tom Zuba, talks about his experience with suppressing grief and how that process actually created more pain for him. He teaches that once you give yourself permission to grieve, then you can process the pain and begin healing.
Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies offers suggestions for helping widowers or widows mourn.
A Grief Observed by CS Lewis reflects on the issues of life, death and faith in the midst of loss.
On Death and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through The Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD and David Kessler applies the five stages of death – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance – to the grieving process.
My name is Jimmie Stapleton. I am the founder and CEO of Ardent Healthcare. Ardent Healthcare includes Ardent Hospice, Ardent Supportive Care, MaximaCare Home Health and Ardent at Home.
Ardent Hospice was opened in 2007 to provide care and support for individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. It was established after my wife Ellen, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, had completed her chemo and radiation therapies. At that time, things were looking positive, and we wanted to do something for our community that had been so supportive of our family during her treatments. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a few years later, and she subsequently passed away under our care in 2010.
In the years that followed, I began to see the need to provide the same level of excellent care to patients across the continuum of care. Therefore, we have added a home health division (MaximaCare Home Health), a palliative care division (Ardent Supportive Care), and a home care division, (Ardent at Home). With the addition of these divisions, we can meet most of the post-acute care needs for you and your family in your home.
I started Ardent Hospice with my wife as my motivation to provide exceptional care and support in the patient’s home, where they are surrounded by family and where they feel most comfortable. I’m proud to say that our staff provides some of the best in home care in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Please let us know if we can enrich the quality of life for you or a loved one.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Stapleton – Founder and CEO
Ardent Healthcare
- Six Early Signs of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Seniors - November 21, 2023
- The Best Benefits of Exercising as a Senior - November 7, 2023
- Five Tips to Help Seniors Battle Kidney Disease - October 23, 2023
