Word: griefs
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...talked to his colleagues about his grief over his mother's illness and his dissatisfaction with his work, he says he found that many of them shared his doubts about the meaningfulness of their work...
...Buffy is grief-stricken when it turns out that Angel has a life-threatening illness. After several awkward encounters with Buffy, Angel flees to Cancun to be with himself for awhile. Ashamed of her behavior, Buffy goes south of the border to be with Angel in his final days...
...aftermath. In "1961," Vanessa Redgrave, whose lover of 50 years has died, meets the woman's nephew, arrived to dispose of the house he's inherited and clueless about the lifestyle of his "maiden aunt." Redgrave deftly sketches the quiet hell of a woman unable to share her grief for her "friend" with the unwitting in-laws. A butch townie (Chloe Sevigny of Boys Don't Cry) in "1972" rattles her college-student lover's gay-feminist pals, for whom short hair means gender treachery, but the daring setup devolves into a pat Afterschool Special for lesbians...
...rough year. Her beloved maternal grandmother was killed by a drunk driver several months ago, and just two weeks ago, her paternal grandmother died after a long illness. The oldest of four kids, Martha is responsible and articulate. But she is still a young child, struggling with sadness and grief for the first time. Martha and her siblings have responded in line with their ages and temperaments, but all have experienced degrees of fear, anxiety and what their mother describes as "despair...
When children experience the death of a beloved relative or friend, or even a pet, our first reaction as parents is to shield them from grief. This is natural: we're only trying to fulfill the promises we whispered to them when they were born. But "protecting" a child from the death of a loved one doesn't work. Children who don't deal openly with grief can develop lasting emotional and developmental problems. Instead of trying to prevent sadness, we have to help our children experience...