Facing Grief

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

Had to say goodbye to my reading buddy today. Devastated at losing him. We knew it was coming but hoped for more time. He let us know though that he was ready to go. Bye little man.

Bookwormjillk I‘m so sorry. Hang in there 🤗 4y

Yuki_Onna 😭 😭 😭 A big hug to you! 4y

PerksOfBeingABookworm I‘m so sorry for your loss 😭💔 4y

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Birdsong28 So sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of love 😘 4y

kezzlou85 @Bookwormjillk thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @Yuki_Onna thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @PerksOfBeingABookworm thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @Birdsong28 aww thank you so much. 4y

squirrelbrain Aw I‘m sorry - what a beautiful boy. Sending love. 4y

fredamans I'm so very sorry for your loss. (((HUGS))) 4y

Traci1 I'm so sorry. 4y

JessClark78 I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 4y

xicanti I‘m so sorry. This is always a hard thing to go through, even when your dog makes it clear it‘s time. ❤️ 4y

kezzlou85 @squirrelbrain thank you so much 4y

kezzlou85 @fredamans Thank you. 4y

kezzlou85 @JessClark78 Thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @xicanti thanks it really is. You just don't want to say goodbye. 4y

Cupcake12 So sorry to hear this xx 4y

DaveGreen7777 Oh, no! I‘m so sorry for your loss! 😢 4y

kezzlou85 @Cupcake12 thank you so much 4y

kezzlou85 @DaveGreen7777 thank you so much. 4y

Sace Oh I am so sorry for your loss 😢 ((hugs)) 4y

Annie1215 I‘m so sorry 💔 4y

Wife So sorry for your loss. He looks like a sweet boy in the pic. 💔 4y

kezzlou85 @Sace aww thank you. 4y

kezzlou85 @Annie1215 thank you so much 4y

kezzlou85 @Wife thank you. He really was. 4y

Oryx I'm so sorry ♥️♥️ 4y

kezzlou85 @Oryx thank you so much. 4y

rabbitprincess I am so sorry for the loss of your handsome boy ♥️♥️ 4y

BookNAround I‘m so sorry! Such a hard loss. 4y

Jadams89 I‘m so sorry for your loss. 4y

Gissy 💔😢So sorry ☹️ 4y

dylanisreading I'm so sorry. 4y

bookishdawg 🙏🏻🐶💔 4y

Laughterhp So sorry 💔💔 4y

kezzlou85 @rabbitprincess aww thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @BookNAround aww thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @Jadams1776 thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @Gissy thank you so much. 4y

kezzlou85 @Bianca thank you so much 4y

kezzlou85 @Laughterhp thank you so much. 4y

Caroline2 I am so sorry for your loss. 4y

kezzlou85 @Caroline2 thank you so much. 4y

Velvetfur Nooooo 😢 Such sad news, I'm so sorry to hear it xxxx Take comfort from the fact that he had a wonderful life with you and he knew how much he was loved 💜 4y

kezzlou85 @Velvetfur thank you. We are, he was a funny little dog and always happy. 4y

Velvetfur @kezzlou85 aaww 💜💜 4y

claudiuo So very sorry for your loss. 4y

Dan_SpiderCrafts Sorry for your loss. 💜 4y

NatalieR 😢 So sorry for your loss! I‘m just now seeing your post. My heart breaks for you. I know how hard it is to say goodbye to our 4-legged kids. 🐶💜 Sending hugs! 4y

kezzlou85 @NatalieR aww thank you so much. We got his ashes back and placed them in a wishing well planter in his favourite spot. 4y

NatalieR @kezzlou85 That sounds very sweet. I hope your happy memories help you during your time of grief. 💜 4y

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Mccall0113

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

Father-in-law went into hospice care today. This is the book shelf at the facility. Such a tough time 😢

Prairiegirl_reading I‘m so sorry. This is such a tough time for that to happen. Are you able to visit? 5y

Branwen Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this. 💕 Sending lots of love. 5y

quietjenn So sorry. 💙 5y

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wanderinglynn So sorry. 💚 {hugs} 5y

Butterfinger You will be in my thoughts. 5y

Tamra 🙁 Take care. 💜 5y

zuzia So sorry. 5y

Velvetfur Los of love to you, so sorry to hear this xxx 5y

kezzlou85 Sorry to hear this and sending love. X x 5y

Moray_Reads So sorry. It's such a tough thing to reconcile yourself with but hospice staff are truly the most remarkable people I've ever met and they will care for him so well 5y

Megabooks I‘m so sorry. Sending hugs. 💕 5y

Jas16 I am so sorry to hear this. Sending love 5y

LiteraryinPA Sending hugs. 💗 5y

MaureenMc 💗💗💗 5y

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Smangela

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

Littens, my heart is so sad right now. This weekend my father-in-Law passed away. My husband is 28. I‘m worried about him. I also don‘t know how to best explain this to my 2.5 year old. Does anyone have recommendations for books on this? For my husband to find comfort in, for me to know how to best support him, for talking to my son about it?

We turn to what we know when we don‘t know what to do I think, so I‘m turning to you all and books

TrishB So sorry to hear that 💔 I don‘t have any book recommendations, but I‘m pretty sure some lovely people will. Look after yourself too. (edited) 5y

Smangela @TrishB thank you ♥️ 5y

Megabooks My heart is breaking for you and your family. My mom and her siblings were young when both her parents died. (She was 29 and the oldest.) She hadn‘t even met my dad yet. I wish I knew something to help you. Please know you‘re in my thoughts. 💜💜 5y

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Graciouswarriorprincess So sorry to hear about your loss. Sending you hugs and prayers. 5y

sprainedbrain This is heartbreaking. I don‘t have any book recs for you, but I am very sorry for your family‘s loss. 💔 5y

MommyWantsToReadHerBook So sorry for your loss! 5y

MicheleinPhilly I‘m terribly sorry for your loss. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts. ❤️ 5y

cobwebmoth I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending hugs to you and your family. 5y

quietjenn I'm so sorry. Let's of sympathy to you and your family. 5y

squirrelbrain So sorry to hear this. Sending you all love ❤️ 5y

TheLibrarian So sorry for you and your family‘s loss. *hugs* 5y

Owlizabeth 💔💞 5y

Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 5y

Kalalalatja So sorry for your loss! 5y

Jas16 I am so sorry for your loss 5y

Crewgurl I‘m very sorry for your loss. My mom died when i was his age and there isn‘t really a book to walk you through it. He just wants you to be there. Some nights he will want to talk. Others he will want to be distracted...just follow his lead. If you want a comedic book dealing with family loss...This is Where I Leave You. As for the little one. I suggest Moana. They explain the passing of her grandma is a nice way I think a child can understand. 5y

Smangela @Megabooks thank you ♥️ I can‘t imagine how hard that was for your mom; thank you for sharing with me 5y

Smangela @Graciouswarriorprincess @sprainedbrain @MommyWantsToReadHerBook @MicheleinPhilly @cobwebmoth thank you all so much ♥️ this community is just so full of heart and support. Seeing these notes pop in all day has filled my cup. 5y

Smangela @quietjenn @squirrelbrain @TheLibrarian @Owlizabeth @Librarybelle @Kalalalatja @Jas16 thank you so much for your love ♥️ seeing these messages come in all day has brought warmth to my heart each time. ♥️♥️♥️ 5y

Smangela @Crewgurl I‘m so sorry for your loss as well. This was so very helpful to me. Thank you for some guidance ♥️♥️♥️ and I‘m sending lots of love your way as well. 5y

Callemarie ❤❤❤❤ 5y

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stacybmartin

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

I‘ve been a bit quiet the last few days. We lost my grandpa on Sunday and I just got back into town from the funeral. Even though I probably need the distraction, I‘m finding it so hard to read right now. Instead, I‘m distracted by all the memories in these 80s photos (did everyone own this ugly brown bird and flower couch?). My grandpa was an ornery jokester and I‘m going to miss him a lot. 💙

marleed I am so sorry. And yes, every Grandma owned it! 5y

cobwebmoth I'm so sorry for your loss. And yes, I think everyone had a couch like that. *hugs* 5y

SassyBookworm I am so sorry for your loss. And yes my grandparents had that couch too. Seems like it was quite the popular (and comfy if my memory is correct). 5y

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SaturnDoo So sorry for your loss. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. 💖 I think everyone on both sides of my family had that furniture or some variation. One of the patterns had a water wheel on it. Very popular and quite comfy. 5y

SarahHarts_books I'm so sorry for the loss of your Grandpa💖 5y

Reggie I‘m gonna have to agree, my Grandma Lilia had a couch like that, lol. Sorry to hear about your grandpa. 5y

TrishB Sorry to hear 💔 5y

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage We totally had that couch too! 😱 So sorry for your loss 😢 5y

Librarybelle Sorry for your loss 5y

Chrissyreadit So sorry! Our couch was almost identical too. A lot of my friends had couches covered in plastic so I always thought ours was different. 5y

JessClark78 So sorry for your loss. 💔 5y

Smrloomis So sorry he‘s gone 😢 Sending you some good thoughts 💕💕💕 5y

GypsyKat I‘m so sorry for your loss! 💙 5y

Jas16 I am so very sorry for your loss. 5y

stacybmartin @marleed @cobwebmoth @SassyBookworm @SaturnDoo @SarahHarts_books @Reggie @TrishB @BookHoarder32 @Librarybelle @Chrissyreadit @JessClark78 @Smrloomis @GypsyKat @Jas16 thank you all so much for the kind words - it‘s very much appreciated. 💙 And I‘m glad to know we weren‘t the only ones with this hideous couch - they must have been mass produced in the 80s or something! 5y

DGRachel I‘m so sorry for your loss. {{hugs}} 5y

mcipher I‘m so sorry to hear about your grandpa. That‘s so rough. Sending lots of hugs your way! We also had a similar couch - one of the scratchy ones. What a time for bad furniture (and clothes and hair...) the 80s were. 5y

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fandom_hellspawn99

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

I know it's not book related but today has me feeling sentimental. My dad was a major asshole, but he still shouldn't have died so young. We've been alone 5 years. My mom has gotten really sick since then and my little brother has autism, so I've basically become the caretaker. I had to finish high school at home, so I missed my prom and graduation because he chose drugs. That's my PSA for today I guess. RIP Dad, you major ass.

CouronneDhiver Oh wow. I‘m so sorry. God bless you for making those sacrifices for your family. ❤️ 6y

DGRachel {{hugs}} 6y

Erinreadsthebooks 💙💙💙🙏🏻 6y

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ErikasMindfulShelf 💕💕 6y

CarolynM 💙 6y

sprainedbrain So sorry. ❤️ 6y

Ddzmini 🙏😨💙 6y

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Eggs

Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank

1. My 3-year old granddaughter loving the pups
2. Besides reading??? I make greeting cards, bookmarks, scrapbook/memory gifts, sew, knit
3. Mangoes! Broccoli &asparagus!
4. No advent calendar
5. I believe wholeheartedly in pay it forward-it will never disappoint
@MinDea so sorry you're hurting

Reviewsbylola That is so sweet. ❤️ 7y

BookMaven407 That picture is precious! 💕 7y

Alfoster Awww! 7y

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Megabooks Great cute picture! 7y

TricksyTails Oh this is the sweetest photo! 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks She is adorable 💕💕💕 7y

Eggs @Reviewsbylola @BookMaven407 @Alfoster @Booksandcooks @TricksyTails @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you all for those sweet comments 💕💕such a fun day that was 7y

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