Honoring the Small Losses
The quiet griefs—the passing of a pet, the fading presence of a friend—deserve space too. Grief comes gradually and then suddenly.
As we anticipate the larger loss of our care recipients, it’s easy to overlook the quiet griefs: the passing of a pet, the fading presence of a friend, or the loss of a lifestyle or imagined future. These losses deserve space, too. In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway’s character responded to the question: How did you go bankrupt? “Gradually and then suddenly.” Grief is like that.