Handling Holiday Heartache
Local experts offer strategies to help you honor lost ones and enjoy the season
The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day can be difficult for people mourning the loss of a spouse, family member or close friend. But experts and counselors say you don't have to be alone or lonely in those times. "It's so hard this time of year, especially, for grief," said Sarah Tower, executive director for services and community relations at Stewart's Caring Place. "People will say, 'If I could just shut the door from Thanksgiving till New Year's it would be that much easier.' You're just hit with one thing after the next, and the memories flood about, 'Oh, gosh, I remember our first Christmas' … all those type of triggers that set in that loneliness feeling." "I think people need to understand that anticipation is really …
